The book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian : concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East (1871)
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323, Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · London : John Murray · leaf 404
er to inure them against colds, andthat this, being practised by some Abyssinians, was taken for a religiousrile. In sjiite of the terms Pagan and Mussulman, I suspect thatHerodotus was the authority for this practice. He states that many ofthe nomad Libyans, when their children reached the age of… … Chap. XXXV. USE OF AFRICAN ELEPHANTS IN WAR. ^367 Indeed Andrea Corsali denies that the branding had aught to dowith Baptism, but only to observe Solomons custom of marking hisslaves, the King of Ethiopia claiming to be descended from him.And it is remarkable that Salt mentions that most of the…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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