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Marco Polo (1254 to January 8, 1324) was a Venetian explorer known for the book The Travels of Marco Polo , which describes his voyage to and experiences in Asia. Marco Polo was born in 1254, in Venice, Italy.Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295 and remaining in China for 17 of those years. Around 1292, he left China, acting as consort along the way to a Mongol princess who was being sent to Persia.
Marco Polo’s stories about his travels in Asia were published as a book called The Description of the World , later known as The Travels of Marco Polo . Just a few years after returning to Venice from China, Marco commanded a ship in a war against the rival city of Genoa. He was eventually captured and sentenced to a Genoese prison, where he met a fellow prisoner and writer named Rustichello. As the two men became friends, Marco told Rustichello about his time in Asia, what he'd seen, where he'd traveled and what he'd accomplished.
The book made Marco a celebrity. It was printed in French, Italian and Latin, becoming the most popular read in Europe. But few readers allowed themselves to believe Marco's tale. They took it to be fiction, the construct of a man with a wild imagination. The work eventually earned another title: Il Milione ("The Million Lies"). Marco, however, stood behind his book, and it influenced later adventurers and merchants.
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Marco Polo (1254 to January 8, 1324) was a Venetian explorer known for the book The Travels of Marco Polo , which describes his voyage to and experiences in Asia. Marco Polo was born in 1254, in Venice, Italy.Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295 and remaining in China for 17 of those years. Around 1292, he left China, acting as consort along the way to a Mongol princess who was being sent to Persia.
Marco Polo’s stories about his travels in Asia were published as a book called The Description of the World , later known as The Travels of Marco Polo . Just a few years after returning to Venice from China, Marco commanded a ship in a war against the rival city of Genoa. He was eventually captured and sentenced to a Genoese prison, where he met a fellow prisoner and writer named Rustichello. As the two men became friends, Marco told Rustichello about his time in Asia, what he'd seen, where he'd traveled and what he'd accomplished.
The book made Marco a celebrity. It was printed in French, Italian and Latin, becoming the most popular read in Europe. But few readers allowed themselves to believe Marco's tale. They took it to be fiction, the construct of a man with a wild imagination. The work eventually earned another title: Il Milione ("The Million Lies"). Marco, however, stood behind his book, and it influenced later adventurers and merchants.
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Born in the Republic of Venice, Italy in 1254, the famous Italian merchant and writer, Marco Polo, led the life of an explorer. Mainly knows for his travel all through China, his odyssey is described in "Book of the Marvels of the World and Il Milione", popularly known as "The Travels of Marco Polo".
He left his homeland, Europe, at the age of 17 in 1271 only to return after 24 years in 1295. All those years in China led him to earn an abundant fortune of riches. His travels records later influenced explorers like Columbus and others. He had a wife named Donata and three daughters. He died in 1324 from natural illness.
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