Marco polo biography italiano

Marco Polo was a very popular Italian merchant traveler from Republic of Venice.

His travel records are recorded in a book called Livres des Merveilles du –monde. This book introduced the Europeans to China and Central Asia.

Early Life

It is believed that Marco Polo was born around The exact birth place of his birth is not known, however most historians claim that he was born in Venice in the Venetian Republic.

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His father, a man named Niccolo, was a great merchant who spent his time trading with Middle East. Through his trade, he became a very wealthy man achieving great prestige. Together with his brother, Maffeo, Niccolo set off on a trading voyage before the birth of Marco. In , Maffeo and Niccolo were living in Constantinople. The two foresaw a serious political change and the brothers liquidated their assets into jewels and le marco polo biography italiano4 WUPEN