Marco Polo wasn’t yet a seasoned traveling merchant when he embarked on his great journey east. In fact, he was just 17 years old. In 1271, Polo left home with his father Niccolo and his uncle ...

Marco Polo set out from Venice with his father and uncle for court of Kublai Khan (Credit: UniversalImagesGroup/Getty Images) Filled with wonders, Marco Polo's tales are the first European account ...

Denis Belliveau Polo described local animals now known even among Afghans as Marco Polo sheep "whose horns are [a] good six palms in length." Denis Belliveau Belliveau and O'Donnell found the ...

Today, 700 years after his death, Marco Polo remains remarkably well-known, even by non-scholars: an American swimming pool game, an upscale fashion company, numerous travel businesses, even the ...

Greg Jenner is joined in 13th-Century Venice by Professor Sharon Kinoshita and comedian Ria Lina to learn all about medieval traveller Marco Polo and his adventures in China. Show more Greg Jenner ...

Credit: Bibliothèque nationale de France. Subscribe for ads-free reading This year marks the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo and his adventures in East Asia. Polo’s encounters with merchants ...

Filled with wonders, Marco Polo's tales are the first European account of the Silk Road. But, 700 years after the famed Venetian merchant and explorer's death, can they be trusted? Can a man who ...