Unique Ability Historical Context In 1857 India revolted against British oppression. The rebellion would fail, but amid the turmoil a young Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata would begin his journey to heal his homeland…
Jakob Fugger | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Historical Context One of the “super-rich” (about $277 billion dollars in today’s terms) of the Renaissance, Jakob Fugger was an entrepreneur, merchant and banker; he even gained a concession from…
Irene of Athens | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Historical Context As empress consort to Leo IV of Byzantium, then dowager empress, then empress regnant, Irene of Athens would set financial policy in the western terminus of the fabled…
Helena Rubinstein | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Historical Context The eldest of eight daughters born to the Jewish couple of Augusta and Horace Rubinstein, Helena later (much later) wrote, “There are no ugly women, only lazy ones.”…
Giovanni De’ Medici | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Historical Context Even the most influential and powerful of families get their start somehow, and for the de Medici it was with Giovanni di Bicci, founder of the family’s fortune….
Joseph Paxton | Civilization VI
Activated Effect (1 charge) Historical Context Born in 1803 among a family of farmers, Joseph Paxton’s “green thumb” was cultivated from an early age. In his youth, he held a number of…
Estée Lauder | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Activated Effect (1 charge) Grants 2 Perfume, a uniquely manufactured Luxury resource which provides +6 Amenities. Historical Context Born Josephine Esther Mentzer, Lauder grew up in an apartment above her…
Colaeus | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Activated Effect (1 charge) Grants 1 free copy of the Luxury resource on this tile to your Capital city. Gain 100 Faith. Historical Context According to the ‘Histories’ – although…
Adam Smith | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Historical Context Neither wealthy nor financially secure, Adam Smith nevertheless had a profound effect on world economics. Solely because he wrote the “bible of capitalism,” the first scholarly work to…