He managed to convince him to tell his life story. As a writer, Rustichello could not remain indifferent to the snippets of fabulous stories told by his new friend. Author Rustichello da Pisa shared his cell with a Venetian captain who spoke of a thousand and one fabulous lands. Genoa, 1298. And that is how Marco Polo, back from 25 years of traveling, began recounting his adventures. From his Genoa prison, the Venetian explorer remembers his travels: Venice, Acre, Jerusalem, Armenia, the Hima.
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