Study of Marco Polo's will sheds new light on famed traveler

Apart from the money bequeathed to the Church, Polo left nearly everything else to his wife and three daughters. Della Zana said this was uncommon because it was then customary for men without sons to leave their assets to male members of the extended family.

"In that sense, he was well ahead of his times," Della Zana said.

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