1252

Timeline for 1252

13th century

• 1254

In 1252, Marco Polo was born in St. Mark's Square in Venice. (TV: "The Roof of the World" ^[+]Part of Marco Polo, Loading...{"namedep":"The Roof of the World (1)","1":"Marco Polo (TV story)"}, PROSE: The Empire of Glass ^[+]Loading...["The Empire of Glass (novel)"]) According to another account, Marco Polo was born in 1254. (PROSE: The Universal Databank ^[+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"])

Behind the scenes

• According to real-world history, Polo was born in 1254. However, the first episode of Marco Polo explicitly states that he turned twenty-five in 1277.