Marco Polo - Part 1

Author Ben Thompson and Professor of History Dr. Pat Larash discuss one of the most famous explorers in history, Marco Polo, who traveled to the edges of the earth and brought back amazing stories of unbelievable lands that inspired all of Europe to seek out trade, exploration, and travel for the decades to come. But his story begins with the travels of his father and his uncle -- two Venetian traders who left home in search of treasure, and ended up in the middle of Byzantine politics, a Mongol civil war, and even into the court of the Emperor of China himself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices