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1 day ago · Join History-be inspired as we embark on the incredible journey of Marco Polo, the young Venetian explorer whose travels to the court of Kublai Khan in China...
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Sep 30, 2024 · Marco Polo's father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, were merchants who had travelled extensively and set up trading posts in Constantinople, Sudak, Crimea, and the western part of the Mongolian Empire. They even visited China and met Kublai Khan.
2 days ago · Born in Venice, Marco learned the mercantile trade from his father and his uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, who travelled through Asia and met Kublai Khan. In 1269, they returned to Venice to meet Marco for the first time. The three of them embarked on an epic journey to Asia, exploring many places along the Silk Road until they reached "Cathay ...
5 days ago · Join the Polo brothers on their epic adventure across Asia, a journey filled with wonder, discovery, and the enduring bond of family.
Sep 25, 2024 · The Lion of St. Mark was a Chinese monster: what are the implications of the Venetian discovery. It has been definitively established that the Lion towering in St. Mark's Square in Venice is actually a Chinese monster. Here is how the discovery was made, and what it entails.
6 days ago · Maffeo and Niccolo went to China in 1260. When they got home, Marco got very interested and loved to hear their tales from the far east. When Maffeo and Niccolo went to China eleven years later, Marco begged them for a permission to join the tribe, and so his adventures began.
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5 days ago · The brothers Niccilo and Maffeo Polo left Venice and embarked on their first long sejour abroad when Marco was just a child. After staying in the Venetian qaurter of Constantinople for several ...
