My name is Giuseppe
Polo, son of Niccolò and Nicole Anna, born in the year of our Lord 1251 in the magnificent
city of Venice. Magnificent, I say, not only because of my city's Gothic-style palaces
and narrow canals winding through its districts like so many cobblestoned streets,
but also because of the power and influence of the Republic of Venice. Our
republic is prosperous, ruling many territories on the shores of the Aegean Sea
and beyond.
I was but a boy
of three, still weaning from my mother, when my illustrious father and uncle Maffeo
set forth as traveling merchants on a mission to the East. They sought spices
and silks, precious gems, and gold and silver utensils, anything that would
benefit our family business, but I believe the true intention of their journey
was something other than material wealth.
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