veni, vidi, vici

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vēnī vīdī vīcī (literally I came, I saw, I conquered).

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veni, vidi, vici

  1. Used to refer to belligerence.

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Latin

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Etymology

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Uttered by Julius Caesar in 47 BC as the full text of his message to the Roman senate describing his recent victory over Pharnaces II of Pontus in the Battle of Zela.

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vēnī vīdī vīcī

  1. I came, I saw, I conquered

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