: Marco remained in China for 17 years, serving as a trusted official and envoy for the Emperor. 📖 "The Travels of Marco Polo"
Upon returning to Venice in 1295, Marco was captured during a sea battle with Genoa and imprisoned. In jail, he met a romance writer named Rusticello di Pisa, to whom he dictated his memoirs.
Marco returned home in 1295, reportedly appearing as a stranger in Mongol-style clothing until he revealed his identity by spilling gemstones from the seams of his rags.
: The book, originally titled Il Milione , described things many Europeans found impossible: paper money, coal, and the immense size of Chinese cities.
: Marco remained in China for 17 years, serving as a trusted official and envoy for the Emperor. 📖 "The Travels of Marco Polo"
Upon returning to Venice in 1295, Marco was captured during a sea battle with Genoa and imprisoned. In jail, he met a romance writer named Rusticello di Pisa, to whom he dictated his memoirs. Marco Polo
Marco returned home in 1295, reportedly appearing as a stranger in Mongol-style clothing until he revealed his identity by spilling gemstones from the seams of his rags. : Marco remained in China for 17 years,
: The book, originally titled Il Milione , described things many Europeans found impossible: paper money, coal, and the immense size of Chinese cities. originally titled Il Milione
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