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Game Info
Cultural national wonder. Requires a Monument in all cities.
- +25% Great People generation in this City.
- Contains 1 Great Work of Writing slot
+1 Happiness with Universal Healthcare tenet (any Ideology)
Strategy
The National Epic increases a city's Great People generation by 25 percent, which is especially useful for a player pursuing a cultural victory. Build your Artists', Musicians', and Writers' Guilds in this city as well to ensure the maximum boost to Great People generation!
Civilopedia entry
A national epic is a poem or story which describes the origin of a nation, its character, or a significant event in its existence. The "Epic of Sundiata" is a Malinese national epic. "The Song of Hiawatha" is a United States national epic. The "Kalevala" is an epic of Finland. In a more modern form, "War and Peace" might be considered a Russian national epic, and "Roots: The Saga of an American Family" another American epic.
Trivia
- The icon of the National Epic is a reference to the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.
