Claim: Marco Polo was not a European.
Evidence: Marco Polo -LRB- -LSB- ˈmɑrkoʊ_ˈpoʊloʊ -RSB- -LSB- ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo -RSB- ; 1254January 8 -- 9 , 1324 -RRB- was a Venetian merchant traveller.
Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia -RRB- , was a sovereign state and maritime republic in northeastern Italy , which existed for a millennium between the 8th century and the 18th century.