Jean Sibelius. This article is about the Finnish composer. For other uses of Sibelius, see Sibelius (disambiguation). Jean Sibelius (/sÉªËbeÉªliÉs, -jÉs/; Swedish pronunciation ), born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 1865 â 20 September 1957), was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods.
Marco Polo's journey was from 1271 to 1295, it took 24 years. He  traveled along the silk road, reaching Mongolia and China.
Venetian explorer and writer. The traveler and writer Marco Polo left Venice for Cathay (now China) in 1271, spent seventeen years in Kublai Khan's (1215 â 1294) empire, and returned to Venice in 1295.His account of his experiences is one of the most important travel documents ever written.olo, Marco (c. 1254â1324) Venetian traveller. In 1271, he accompanied his father and uncle on a trading mission along the Silk Road, arrving at the court of Kublai Khan, the Mongol Emperor of China, in c. 1275.