Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Marco Polo 'never went to China and picked up tales of the Orient from other travellers'
Marco Polo, one of history’s greatest explorers, may in fact have been a conman, it was claimed yesterday.
Far from being a trader who spent years in China and the Far East, he probably never went further east than the Black Sea, according to a team of archaeologists.
They suspect the Venetian adventurer picked up stories about the mysterious lands of the Orient from fellow traders around the Black Sea who related tales of China, Japan and the Mongol Empire in the 13th century.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2024221/Marco-Polo-reached-China-picked-tales-Orient-Italians-claim.html
That's the equivalent of leaving the pool when playing marco polo. 8/18/2011 2:41:25 PM |
wlb420 All American 9053 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "That's the equivalent of leaving the pool when playing marco polo" |
baiting 'marco' into a warm zone.8/18/2011 2:42:36 PM |
dweedle All American 77386 Posts user info edit post |
in our swimming pool, we play marco scutaro 8/18/2011 2:43:32 PM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
in our swimming pool, we play marco the illegal alien 8/18/2011 3:31:12 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
In my pool we play marko and show pictures where less than 10% of people get the reference. 8/18/2011 3:34:44 PM |
marko Tom Joad 72824 Posts user info edit post |
HEY I'LL POST IN YOUR THREAD, MISTER MAN. 8/18/2011 3:37:47 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
8/18/2011 3:39:04 PM |