I came, I saw, I conquered
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It means “I came, I saw, I conquered,” and Caesar meant it as a pithy description of a battle, which, in a nutshell, he won.
From Literature
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
It read: “VDVICI,” an abbreviation for the triumphant words Julius Caesar is supposed to have once written to the Roman Senate, “veni, vidi, vici” — Latin for “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
From Seattle Times
“Thank you everyone who been part of this journey i sincerely thank you for everything! life goes on 84! I came i saw i conquered mission complete Call God.”
From Fox News
“I came i saw i conquered mission complete Call God,” he tweeted in a follow-up to his initial tweet.
From Seattle Times
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