The Venetian merchant and one of the most famous and mysterious travelers in world history Marco Polo can be called a chosen one of fate without embellishment. He not only lived a long life by the standards of the XIII-XIV centuries, but also survived incredibly bright and exciting adventures.
Exploring the dangers and overcoming incredible deprivations, he crossed the Middle East, Mesopotamia, Persia and Pamir and finally reached China, where the incredible happened – the European became the trust of the great Khan Khubilai, the grandson of the legendary Genghis Khan and the founder of the Yuan dynasty.
Marco Polo spoke about his life, filled with amazing discoveries and impressions, thanks to which Europeans first learned about overseas customs and outlandish local customs, about fantastic uninhabited islands of the Indian Ocean, about the “country of darkness”, about twelve thousand stone bridges in Guangzhu, as well as about spices and spices, as well as spices and spices, as well as spices and spices. About paper money, about the compass, about the printing board, and many other …
Author
Polo Marco
Editor
Kodzova S. Z.
Publisher
Olmamediagrupp/Enlightenment, 2015
Series
Gift publications. World classics in Ill.
12+
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