An illustration from a medieval French manuscript depicts the Polo brothers’ meeting with Kublai Khan. Credit: Bibliothèque ...

When in 1266 Kublai Khan invited Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, respectively father and uncle of the legendary Venetian merchant ...

Anecdotal history suggests that Marco Polo once prepared an Italian-style dish for Kublai Khan, the famous Yuan Dynasty (1271 ...

When meeting with representatives of the China-Italy cultural cooperation organization and attending the discussions of ...

William Dalrymple has spent decades writing about history, but he’s discovered that an even bigger audience wants to hear him ...

When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...

Divorced after the war, Pamela decamped to Paris, and became part of a cosmopolitan set, having affairs with a roster of rich men, including Prince Aly Khan ... his death, Marco Polo's travellogue ...

In 1271, armed with a curious mind and a thirst for adventure, Venetian merchant Marco Polo headed east. He returned 24 years ...