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2. Marco Polo - Wikipedia

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   In the Footsteps of Marco Polo (2009) is a PBS documentary about two friends (Denis Belliveau and Francis O'Donnell) who conceived of the ultimate road trip to retrace Marco Polo's journey from Venice to China via land and sea. [168] In Search of Marco Polo (2013), a Croatian documentary miniseries written and directed by Miro Branković.

3. The Travels of Marco Polo - Wikipedia

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   Book of the Marvels of the World (Italian: Il Milione, lit. 'The Million', possibly derived from Polo's nickname "Emilione"), [1] in English commonly called The Travels of Marco Polo, is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Italian explorer Marco Polo.

4. In the Footsteps of Marco Polo - Wikipedia

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   Their main goal was to prove the validity of Marco Polo's account by capturing images of what Polo described in his Book of the Marvels of the World, or also known as, The Travels of Marco Polo. The pair started out in Venice, Italy and then sailed to Israel, where in Jerusalem they obtained holy oil from Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site ...

5. Venice - Wikipedia

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   The Travels of Marco Polo. Venice has long been a source of inspiration for authors, playwrights, and poets, and at the forefront of the technological development of printing and publishing. Two of the most noted Venetian writers were Marco Polo in the Middle Ages and, later, Giacomo Casanova. Polo (1254–1324) was a merchant who voyaged to ...

6. Niccolò and Maffeo Polo - Wikipedia

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   Marco carried out diplomatic assignments but also entertained the Khan with interesting stories and observations about the lands he traveled. According to Marco's travel account, the Polos asked several times for permission to return to Europe but the Great Khan appreciated the visitors so much that he would not agree to their departure.

7. Timeline of the Republic of Venice - Wikipedia

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   Return of Marco Polo from Cathay; Pietro Gradenigo sent a fleet of 68 ships to attack a Genoese fleet at Alexandretta; 1297 – Admission to the Maggior Consiglio – the Great Council of Venice – is restricted for the first time on 28 February; 1298 – Marco Polo is taken prisoner during the Battle of Curzola by Genoa