Set in the 13th century, the show chronicles the adventures of the Venetian merchant Marco Polo (Lorenzo Richelmy) in the court of Kublai Khan (Benedict Wong). Despite being one of Netflix's best ...

history_docu_photo/Alamy Marco Polo, the famed Venetian merchant and explorer, was perhaps the world's first travel writer (Credit: history_docu_photo/Alamy) "A philologist's unconfessed dream is ...

But as amazing as all that may sound, it only scratches the surface of the bizarre and exciting life of the traveling merchant. Here are 15 things you might not know about Marco Polo.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In the 13th century, the Venetian merchant Marco Polo followed the Silk Road on his extensive travels through Asia. He brought back with ...

Denis Belliveau "Of the countries we traveled through," says photographer Denis Belliveau, "Afghanistan most resembled the account by Marco Polo," the 13th-century Venetian merchant whose journal ...

The Venetian merchant and traveler, Marco Polo, recorded one version of the event. Polo, who traveled through the Mongol Empire in the late 13th century and met Genghis’ grandson Kublai Khan ...

Marco Polo, an Italian merchant, traveler and storyteller, is still remembered by the world and still relevant to our lives. He is remembered and commemorated today not just because he traveled ...

Marco Polo was an Italian merchant and explorer who traveled through Asia along the ancient Silk Road in the 13th century, ending his journey in Dadu, the capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368 ...

Marco Polo, the Italian merchant and traveler from Venice, is renowned for his legendary journey to the East and his detailed accounts. His name is closely associated with the medieval history of ...

This year marks the 700th anniversary of the death of the Italian merchant and adventurer. The exhibition named, "Wonders of the World: China and Beyond in the Eyes of Marco Polo," features 304 ...