5/30/2023 0 Comments Ozymandias memeVeidt continued his trek through Babylon, up through Kabul to Samarkand, then down the Indus. He gazed in the awe of the ruins that were once ruled by the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt such as Ramesses II. He then headed south to Egypt through Memphis. He traveled north towards Gordium, reminded of Alexander's success at solving the unsolvable Gordian Knot by cutting it in two with his sword, a feat said to await the future "king of Asia". He traveled along the Black Sea Coast, imagining Alexander's armies taking port after port through bloody warfare. Veidt departed for Northern Turkey to retrace his idol's path to rulership with the desire to match his accomplishments and bring an age of illumination to a benighted world. Veidt decided to embark on a pilgrimage of physical, mental, and spiritual discovery, following the route of Alexander the Great - his childhood idol and namesake - that would take him throughout the Mediterranean, Asia Minor, and former ancient Persia. After his parents and his teachers became suspicious of his grades, he successfully hid his intelligence by deliberately achieving average grades.įollowing the death of his parents, Veidt inherited their substantial fortune at age 17, but chose to give it all to charity, so that he can demonstrate the possibility of achieving anything starting from nothing. Growing up, he was found to be incredibly intelligent. Adrian Alexander Veidt was born to German immigrants Friedrich Werner and Ingrid Renata Veidt.
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