Antonin Dvorak – Also an amateur musician, his father encouraged his son’s pursuit of a musical career, getting him violin lessons and eventually sending him to the prestigious Prague Organ School. Antonio…
Great Prophets | Civilization VI
Adi Shankara – Adi believed whole-heartedly in the Vedas simultaneously disputed the need for over-exaggerated associated rituals and religious practices. Bodhidharma – Thus Bodhidharma became the first Buddhist patriarch in China, as…
Zoroaster | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Activate at a Holy Site district or Stonehenge. Historical Context Born of a “priestly family,” a direct descendant in the royal line of Manushcihar, upon his birth Zoroaster supposedly laughed…
Thomas Aquinas | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Activate at a Holy Site district or Stonehenge. Historical Context “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” As foolish as this question may sound today, it…
Songtsan Gampo | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Activate at a Holy Site district or Stonehenge. Historical Context Most “great” prophets tend to be more concerned with the spiritual than the practical. Not so Songtsen Gampo – a…
Simon Peter | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Activate at a Holy Site district or Stonehenge. Historical Context An apostle, a true believer, a martyr, a pope (the Catholics consider him the first such), a saint… a fairly…
Siddhartha Gautama | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Activate at a Holy Site district or Stonehenge. Historical Context Siddhartha, who would one day be known as the Buddha (“the awakened” or “enlightened one”), seemed destined to become one…
O no Yasumaro | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Activate at a Holy Site district or Stonehenge. Historical Context O no Yasumaro, who lived in the early 8th Century AD, authored the two texts that form the foundation for…
Martin Luther | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Activate at a Holy Site district or Stonehenge. Historical Context Before Martin Luther turned Christian civilization upside-down, Catholicism was the only game in play. Those who didn’t agree got burned…
Madhva Acharya | Civilization VI
Unique Ability Activate at a Holy Site district or Stonehenge. Historical Context Madhva Acharya was born near the town of Udupi in 1238 AD to an elderly but pious Brahmin. Educated by…