Events Tagged: "travel"

Herodotus completes Histories - first historical work, describes peoples from India to Africa

Hadrian becomes emperor - Trajan's cousin, abandons conquests, focuses on consolidation

Niccolò and Maffeo Polo depart Venice - Marco's father and uncle begin first journey to East, reach Kublai Khan's court

Marco Polo travels to Burma and India - sent on diplomatic missions, observes customs, religions, and trade