Claim: Marco Polo was a Venetian.
Evidence: Marco Polo -LRB- -LSB- ˈmɑrkoʊ_ˈpoʊloʊ -RSB- -LSB- ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo -RSB- ; 1254January 8 -- 9 , 1324 -RRB- was a Venetian merchant traveller.