In 1269, the two brothers finally made it back to Venice, where Niccolò and Marco Polo met each other for the first time. Kublai quizzed them on European affairs and decided to send them on a goodwill mission to the pope. After spending three years in Bukhara in present-day Uzbekistan, they were encouraged by a Mongolian embassy to visit Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, who controlled a huge swath of Asia. Niccolò and Maffeo therefore turned east in order to trade in such things as silk, gems, furs and spices. The Byzantine re-conquest of Constantinople in 1261, along with upheavals in the Mongol Empire, may have blocked their way home. Thinking he would reach Asia and having no idea about the Mongol Empire’s collapse, Columbus marked up the book with notes in preparation for a meeting with Kublai Khan’s descendent. The two brothers then went to the port city of Soldaia (now Sudak, Ukraine), where they owned a house.ĭid you know? Christopher Columbus purportedly sailed to the New World with a copy of Marco Polo’s “Travels” in tow. Niccolò and Maffeo first spent about six years in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey), which had been under Latin control since the Fourth Crusade of 1204. As a result, he was raised by extended relatives following his mother’s death at a young age. His father, Niccolò, and his uncle Maffeo had left the year before on a long-term trading expedition. More tracks like Adventures of Marco Polo - Epi 35 and Epi 36 ca.Marco Polo was born around 1254 into a prosperous merchant family in the Italian city-state of Venice.Playlists containing Adventures of Marco Polo - Epi 35 and Epi 36 ca.Users who reposted Adventures of Marco Polo - Epi 35 and Epi 36 ca.Users who like Adventures of Marco Polo - Epi 35 and Epi 36 ca.

These two back-to-back episodes will be placed in the 'Marco Polo' Playlist on this Soundcloud-Originating Podcast. The series was then copied onto 16' transcription disks and sent to stations all over the world as a syndicated program.

This series went into production in the late 1930's and was well received in Australia. Episode 35 - 'Learning of Arghun's Teacher' and Epi 36 - 'Visiting the Dungeon' The very talented vocal artist, producer and director - George Edwards stars in the roles of both Kubla Khan and Marco Polo.

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