“I believe it was God's will that we should come back, so that men might know the things that are in the world, since, as we have said in the first chapter of this book, no other man, Christian or Saracen, Mongol or pagan, has explored so much of the world as Messer Marco, son of Messer Niccolo Polo, great and noble citizen of the city of Venice.”
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Marco Polo
Marco Polo was a famous Italian merchant and explorer, born on September 15, 1254, and died on January 8, 1324. He traveled to China during the Yuan Dynasty and spent 17 years there, with his experiences documented in 'The Travels of Marco Polo', which had a profound impact on the world. more