: On his deathbed in 1324, when urged to admit his stories were lies, he famously replied, "I have not told half of what I saw". Forum: Marco Polo's journey and Istanbul - eanNews
: Because his stories were so incredible, many in Venice nicknamed him "Marco Millions," believing he was prone to wild exaggeration. 🏛️ Return to Venice Marco Polo
Upon returning to Venice in 1295, Marco was captured during a sea battle with Genoa and imprisoned. In jail, he met a romance writer named Rusticello di Pisa, to whom he dictated his memoirs. : On his deathbed in 1324, when urged