The enemies of the Illuminati were the monarchs of europe and the church. The French revolution (1788) and the [Russian revolution]? (1917) are said by some to be caused by the Illuminati conspiracy, although the order was officially shut down in 1790. Very few historians give credence to these views, regarding such claims as the products of over-fertile imaginations.
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There are two games from Steve Jackson based on the mythos: Illuminati, and its trading card game reincarnation Illuminati: New World Order.
Many people became aware of the story of the Illuminati through the computer game Deus Ex.
See also: conspiracy theory, numerology, New World Order, Robert Anton Wilson