Marco Polo Biography

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NAME: Marco Polo
OCCUPATION: Explorer, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: c. 1254
DEATH DATE: January 08, 1324
PLACE OF BIRTH: Venice, Italy

PLACE OF DEATH: Venice, Italy

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Venetian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271-95. His wrote Il milione, known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo.

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Marco Polo was born in 1254, in Venice, Italy. He traveled extensively with his family, journeying from Europe to Asia in 127195. He remained in China for 17 of those years. Around 1292, he left China, acting as consort along the way to a Mongol princess who was being sent to Persia. His book Il Milione describes his travels and experiences and influenced later adventurers and merchants.