Image Source: Marco Polo Public Domain Photo |
| Marco Polo | | Born: September 15, 1254 | | Died: January 8, 1324 |
Briefly
11th-12th century Venetian trader and explorer who, together with his father Niccolò and his uncle Maffeo, was one of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China (which was then called Cathay) and visited the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, Ku |
