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Marco Polo aprendeu a ultrapassar a sua condição de estrangeiro no Império Mongol, para chegar à conclusão de que, agora que estava em casa, tinha-se tornado uma vez mais um estrangeiro.

Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu Quotes

O tenggerrismo (a adoração do céu) era, acima de tudo, uma crença unificadora, que inspirava os Mongóis a conquistar tudo o que existisse abaixo do céu – o que significava, na prática, todos os cantos do mundo. Ao levarem a cabo este seu mandato, os Mongóis tornaram-se os percursores da globalização, procurando ligar o mundo inteiro. Eram conquistadores e saqueadores, mas, mais do que isso, eram unificadores.

On April 6, after more than three months of repairs, she finally weighed anchor and unfurled her sails. The ship carried a full load of spices, one thousand quintals of cloves—fifty tons!—more than enough to justify the expense of the entire voyage.

Over the Edge of the World Quotes

O mundo que Marco Polo explorou está perdido para a História de muitas maneiras, mas alguns aspectos importantes do retrato que ele traça são surpreendentemente contemporâneos. Como mercador, compreendeu que o comércio era a essência das relações internacionais e que ele se sobrepunha aos sistemas políticos e às crenças religiosas, que são autolimitadores

Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu Quotes

Depois de todos os hábitos de acasalamento e comportamentos que (Marco Polo) presenciara na Ásia, a ideia de monogamia conjugal talvez não fosse de todo bem-vinda.

Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu Quotes

From the time we left that bay until the present day, we sailed fourteen thousand four hundred and sixty leagues”—nearly sixty thousand miles—“and furthermore completed the circumnavigation of the world from east to west.

Over the Edge of the World Quotes

The helmsman steered, the ship moved on; Yet never a breeze up-blew; The mariners all ’gan work the ropes, Where they were wont to do; They raised their limbs like lifeless tools— We were a ghastly crew.

Over the Edge of the World Quotes

The next day, Magellan gave the order to weigh anchor. The ships fired a salvo of cannon that reverberated among the splendid dark green mountains, gray ravines, and azure glaciers of the strait, and the armada set sail once again, heading west, always west.

Over the Edge of the World Quotes

Of all the weapons the Europeans brought to the Pacific, guns included, none was more powerful and more capable of effecting lasting change than written language.

Over the Edge of the World Quotes

Magellan's thirst for glory, under cover of religious zeal, led him fatally astray.

Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe Quotes