Who Was Alive

Were Marco Polo and Robert the Bruce alive at the same time?

Yes. Marco Polo and Robert the Bruce were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1274 to 1324.

Marco Polo was 19 when Robert the Bruce was born.

Robert the Bruce was 49 when Marco Polo died, aged 69.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

Robert the Bruce

Robert the Bruce

Monarch of Scotland

Born 11 July 1274 · died 7 June 1329, aged 54

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Robert the Bruce, 1274 – 1329
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  8. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390

Marco Polo and Robert the Bruce in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Marco Polo and Robert the Bruce were born

Marco Polo and Robert the Bruce are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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