Marco Polo, Italian Merchant and Explorer(1254-1324)

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Polo wearing a Tatar outfit

Just the Facts:

• Name: Marco Polo
• Birth: 1254 (date and place unknown)
• Death: January 8, 1324, Venice, Italy
• Language: Italian
• Who he was: Italian merchant and explorer; The Travels of Marco Polo (originally in Old French Livre des Merveilles du Monde or Book of the Marvels of the World) was based on his stories

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