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.
He was released in 1299, became a wealthy merchant, married, and had three children. He died in 1324 and was buried in the church of San Lorenzo in Venice. Marco Polo was not the first European to reach China (see Europeans in Medieval China), but he was the first to leave a detailed chronicle of his experience. This book inspired Christopher Columbus and many other travellers.