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.
Historical Examples. 1  At length the three polos expressed a desire to return to Venice. 2  The polos had taken about three and a half years to get to China. 3  So for seventeen years the three polos abode in the Khan's service in China. 4  The three polos started by way of Palestine and not by the Crimea, as in their previous expedition.