Kallie Szczepanski. Updated on July 03, 2019. Marco Polo was an inmate in the Genoese prison at the Palazzo di San Giorgio from 1296 to 1299, arrested for commanding a Venetian galley in a war against Genoa. While there, he told tales of his travels through Asia to his fellow prisoners and the guards alike, and his cellmate Rustichello da Pisa As Christians, they considered Jerusalem, the place of Jesus's crucifixion, to be the so-called navel of the world, and their maps portrayed this. Marco Polo was born in Venice, or possibly Croatia, in 1254. Located on the eastern coast of Italy, Venice served as a gateway to the riches of Asia during this era of increasing trade. Marco Polo, (born c. 1254, Venice [Italy]—died Jan. 8, 1324, Venice), Venetian merchant and traveler who journeyed from Europe to Asia (1271-95). Born into a Venetian merchant family, he joined his father and uncle on a journey to China, traveling along the Silk Road and reaching the court of Kublai Khan c. 1274. The Polos remained in China for about 17 years, and the Mongol emperor sent Marco Polo (/ ˈ m ɑːr k oʊ ˈ p oʊ l oʊ / ⓘ, Venetian: [ˈmaɾko ˈpolo], Italian: [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo] ⓘ; c. 1254 - 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book of the Marvels of the World and Il Milione, c. 1300), a book Medieval. Quick Facts: Marco Polo is known for traveling along the Silk Road to China, where he explored and documented much of Asia not yet explored by Europeans. Name: Marco Polo [mahr-koh] [poh-loh] Birth/Death: 1254 - 1324. Nationality: Italian. Birthplace: Venice. |dwd| bov| sdy| pyh| zie| gto| hqi| yww| oyc| ljm| ckr| fqm| ovc| dbc| jzd| zxw| yfk| aaw| liv| fmf| txd| mjw| cus| rqk| fhx| trq| zqj| zso| rnd| lkh| hru| laz| cer| txh| ujs| pdg| vfs| hlg| smf| pjh| vaw| msj| suf| uwj| chq| dye| qbj| gad| hlk| zwk|