![]() The book seemed to end abruptly with no conclusion or wrap up however I was very glad I persevered and felt that I learned much from it. ![]() I had no idea of the magnitude of the civilization in this region in the 13th century. Sono Marco Meneghello e Giuseppe Cipriano i due piloti morti oggi, 7 marzo. The latter chapters on the region of Cathay were also a revelation to me. Polos adventures are recounted in his own writings, The Travels. After about a couple of hours of this I was about to give up but when the section on the empire of Kublai Khan started I found the description of the government and the culture fascinating. The first chapter was an introduction and provided background to the writing of his books but the subsequent chapters were just a recitation of provinces, their cities, none of which I knew or could find in my Atlas, and the nature and customs of their peoples. ![]() I thought it would be a narrative travelogue of the travels of Marco Polo, however it turned out to be more of a catalog of the cities and provinces he had visited. ![]()
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