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.
Marco Polo, (born c. 1254, Venice [Italy]âdied January 8, 1324, Venice), Venetian merchant and adventurer, who traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271â95, remaining in China for 17 of those years, and whose Il milione (âThe Millionâ), known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo, is a classic of travel literature. Travels of the Polo family