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Revisiting the exciting travels of Marco Polo—850 years later, Part II
“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 […]
Revisiting the Exciting Travels of Marco Polo—850 years Later, Part I
“There was never man yet, Christian or Saracen, Tartar or Pagan, who explored so much of the world as Messer Marco.” ~ Rustichello of Pisa Marco Polo’s 850-year-old grand quest Marco Polo (1254-1324) was celebrated for being the greatest traveler of his time, and in many respects, the greatest traveler who ever lived. Hailing from […]
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