Great Persons: invisible?

[Yuufo]

Hi,

In the Civilopedia, it is said that the Great Persons are invisible units. Thus, I sent one (Great Artist Thespis) at the border of Spain. I am in war with Isabella, so I wanted to use the great artist to make resistance vanish and have a cultural influence ASAP, because Egypt would like to settle there too.

And, as I trusted the game and thought nothing could happen to Thespis, he got killed by a loosy Spanish archer!! WTF!

So, are Great People really invisible? Only in their territory then? I precise, I was in my territory, but there was an adjacent tile that belonged to Spain.

Thanks

[Drachasor]

Great Persons are not invisible. You can see GP's of other civilizations and they can see yours. You can't capture GPs like workers though, your troops always take the Roman Buffoonery approach.

-Drachasor

[Yuufo]

So Civilopedia is wrong?
I have already seen enemy GP. I even once took a city where a GP had just spawn. I did not get him for my country, and I didn't know if he had retreated to another town or not.

[Bobby Chicken]

I was equally irritated when my Great artist was killed by a barbarian; the guide's wrong.

[Drachasor]

Yeah, you have to watch how the pathfinding is working too. Sometimes it thinks the "best" way to move a great person is right next to the border of an enemy (either one you are at war with or someone who really hates you).

-Drachasor