Historical figure

Marco Polo

1254 – 1324

Venetian merchant and explorer 13th century Italy

A Venetian merchant who traveled to Asia during the Mongol rule. His story, Il Milione, introduced China and Asia to European readers.

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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World Peter Frankopan · Bloomsbury · 2015 Discussed in The Silk Road: A Network Connecting Civilizations
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The Silk Road: A New History Valerie Hansen · Oxford University Press · 2012 Discussed in The Silk Road: A Network Connecting Civilizations
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Life Along the Silk Road Susan Whitfield · University of California Press · 1999 Discussed in The Silk Road: A Network Connecting Civilizations

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The Silk Road: A Network Connecting Civilizations

The term 'Silk Road' did not originate from ancient times. German historian Ferdinand von Richthofen introduced it in 1877 to describe the trade network connecting…

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