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Marco Polo's Imprisonment in Genoa

Type Event Region Europe Time 1298–1299

After the Battle of Curzola in 1298, Venetian merchant Marco Polo was captured by the Genoese and imprisoned in Genoa, where he dictated his eastern …

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  1. 1298Strait of Curzola · CurzolaThe Venetian fleet was defeated by the Genoese fleet near Curzola, and the merchant Marco Polo, who took part in the battle, was captured. This battle was part of the two republics' long-standing struggle for maritime supremacy.
  2. 1298–1299Genoa · LiguriaMarco Polo was held in a Genoese prison, where he met Rustichello, a fellow inmate from Pisa. He dictated to Rustichello in a French dialect his accounts of the Yuan dynasty and various parts of Asia, which Rustichello recorded as a book.

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