![]() ![]() Marco was born in 1254 in the Republic of Venice, which was a great mercantile power in medieval Europe and had extensive trading contacts with the Muslim world. Were Marco Polo’s travels were based on actual events and are the Italian’s account plausible? How reliable is Polo's account as a historical document? Many have regarded his account as a delightful work of fiction and believe that was a liar. However, not everyone believed Polo’s accounts of his travel in Asia and China. His adventures inspired many later explorers, such as Christopher Columbus and his accounts did much to encourage the development of cartography. The influence of the story of Marco Polo and his travels on Europeans cannot be overstated. ![]() His adventures were recounted in a book that made him famous. He allegedly travelled from Europe and throughout Asia from 1271 to 1295. Marco Polo (1254-1324) was one of the greatest’ explorers of the Middle Ages and the first person to make Europe aware China's extraordinary power and culture. ![]()
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