Behind the Legends | EP 8 | Niccolo and Maffeo Polo

Polo is a name engraved in the legend of exploration. Sure, Marco did a lot for that by describing thoroughly his trip to China and his life alongside the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. But Marco Polo owes a great deal to his father Niccolò and his uncle Maffeo. These two merchants started by establishing trading points on the road to western Europe and Asia before making the full trip to China… twice ! The second time, they brought young Marco, who was then 17, with them, marking the beginning of his legend. But there’s no reason why the two brothers should remain in the shadow of their descendant.

Writer: Abdelhakim Rezgui

Host: Danny Wallace

Production: Axelle Gobert, Clément Lesaffre

Production assistant: Aimie Faconnier

Recording: Théo Albaric

Mixing and editing: Adrien Le Blond, Jimmy Bardin

International coordination: Martin Stahl

Original music: David Spinelli

Pre-existing music: Music from Assassin's Creed / Composed by Jesper Kyd / Published by Ubisoft Music Publishing / Courtesy of Ubisoft Music

Illustration: © Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

Executive producers: Lorenzo Benedetti, Louis Daboussy, Benoit Dunaigre, Julien Fabre, Etienne Bouvier

Ubisoft: Etienne Allonier, Aymar Azaizia, Leslie Capillon, Louis Raynaud, Justine Villeneuve

An original Ubisoft series, produced by Paradiso Media

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