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The Travels of Marco Polo

Marco Polo

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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Stuff You Should Know

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Stuff You Should Know

It was mentioned that Marco Polo's book inspired Christopher Columbus' voyage, influencing his belief in the existence of cities filled with gold in the New World.

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Where he talked about palaces of silver and gold You know people thought it was just like the streets were lined with this stuff, right in the New World

— Episode: SYSK Selects: How Gold Works

Episode: SYSK Selects: How Gold Works

It was mentioned that Marco Polo's book inspired Christopher Columbus' voyage, influencing his belief in the existence of cities filled with gold in the New World.

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Where he talked about palaces of silver and gold You know people thought it was just like the streets were lined with this stuff, right in the New World

The Rest Is History

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The Rest Is History

Columbus was said to have read Marco Polo's accounts, which spurred his imagination about distant lands and exotic peoples.

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He probably reads Marco Polo. Marco Polo, of course, claims that he has been to Cathay, to China... He reads that.

— Episode: 306: Columbus: The Adventure Begins

Episode: 306: Columbus: The Adventure Begins

Columbus was said to have read Marco Polo's accounts, which spurred his imagination about distant lands and exotic peoples.

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He probably reads Marco Polo. Marco Polo, of course, claims that he has been to Cathay, to China... He reads that.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

This book was cited as a primary source that popularized exaggerated claims about the Order of Assassins in Western Europe, suggesting they were a drug-crazed cult due to Marco Polo's storytelling.

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It gets really popular and mischaracterized in Western Europe thanks to one of the best-selling books of the medieval era, The Travels of Marco Polo.

— Episode: CLASSIC: The Hidden History of Assassins...

Episode: CLASSIC: The Hidden History of Assassins, Chapter...

This book was cited as a primary source that popularized exaggerated claims about the Order of Assassins in Western Europe, suggesting they were a drug-crazed cult due to Marco Polo's storytelling.

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It gets really popular and mischaracterized in Western Europe thanks to one of the best-selling books of the medieval era, The Travels of Marco Polo.

But when Marco Polo mentioned this drugged potion, it cemented the image of this order in, in the zeitgeist of the time.

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