I came, I saw, I conquered

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1. According to Plutarch, the words by which Julius Caesar succinctly described one of his victories. In Latin the words are “veni, vidi, vici.”

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I came, I saw, I conquered

The phrase, a play on the Latin for "I came, I saw, I conquered", has become somewhat of slogan among his fans and the media.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024

It was big step in my development: I came, I saw, I conquered.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2019

Julius Caesar is noted for his famous telegram dispatch I came I saw I conquered.

From What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain

After he routed Pharnaces Ponticus at the first assault, he wrote thus to his friends: "I came, I saw, I conquered."

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett

The conqueror sent tidings of his victory in a laconic dispatch: "I came, I saw, I conquered."

From Early European History by Hutton Webster