The Journey of Benedictus Polonus or a European Discovery of Asia before Marco Polo 


Vol. 4,  No. 2, pp. 79-95, Dec.  2019
10.22679/avs.2019.4.2.004


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This article presents a brief reconstruction of the historic journey of Benedict the Pole and John of Pian de Carpine, the first known Europeans after A.D. 900 who completed a successful return journey east of Baghdad and gave surviving accounts of their travels. The article, which focuses mainly on the role of Benedict the Pole, is divided into five parts: the reasons and organization of the deputation sent to the Mongols by Pope Innocent IV from 1245-1248, the route travelled by the Papal envoys, the existing versions of the two surviving accounts of the mission, the role of Benedict the Pole as the secretary and translator to the papal legate Pian de Carpine, and the outcome of the journey as seen from the perspective of Europe-Asia contacts.

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[IEEE Style]

R. Czekalska, "The Journey of Benedictus Polonus or a European Discovery of Asia before Marco Polo," Acta Via Serica, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 79-95, 2019. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2019.4.2.004.

[ACM Style]

Renata Czekalska. 2019. The Journey of Benedictus Polonus or a European Discovery of Asia before Marco Polo. Acta Via Serica, 4, 2, (2019), 79-95. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2019.4.2.004.

[APA Style]

Czekalska, R. (2019). The Journey of Benedictus Polonus or a European Discovery of Asia before Marco Polo. Acta Via Serica, 4(2), 79-95. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2019.4.2.004.

[MLA Style]

Renata Czekalska. "The Journey of Benedictus Polonus or a European Discovery of Asia before Marco Polo." Acta Via Serica, vol. 4, no. 2, 2019, pp. 79-95. doi:10.22679/avs.2019.4.2.004

[HAVARD Style]

Renata Czekalska (2019) 'The Journey of Benedictus Polonus or a European Discovery of Asia before Marco Polo', Acta Via Serica, 4(2), pp. 79-95. doi:10.22679/avs.2019.4.2.004

[ACS Style]

Czekalska, R.. Acta Via Serica 4 2019, 79-95. 10.22679/avs.2019.4.2.004

[ABNT Style]

Czekalska, R.. The Journey of Benedictus Polonus or a European Discovery of Asia before Marco Polo. Acta Via Serica, v. 4, n. 2, p. 79-95, 2019. DOI: 10.22679/avs.2019.4.2.004

[Chicago Style]

Renata Czekalska. "The Journey of Benedictus Polonus or a European Discovery of Asia before Marco Polo." Acta Via Serica 4, no. 2 (2019): 79-95. doi:10.22679/avs.2019.4.2.004

[TURABIAN Style]

Renata Czekalska. "The Journey of Benedictus Polonus or a European Discovery of Asia before Marco Polo." Acta Via Serica 4, no. 2 (2019): 79-95. 10.22679/avs.2019.4.2.004

[VANCOUVER Style]

Renata Czekalska. The Journey of Benedictus Polonus or a European Discovery of Asia before Marco Polo [Acta Via Serica]. 2019;4:79-95. DOI:10.22679/avs.2019.4.2.004

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