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 ...

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.

While waiting to be ransomed, Rustichello, an author best known for his romances about King Arthur’s court, and the merchant, Marco Polo, got to talking about Marco’s years of working as a ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

adding that Polo is more accurately seen as a traveler and explorer rather than solely a merchant. At the end of the 13th century, shortly after Marco Polo returned to Venice from China ...