veni, vidi, vici

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveɪni ˈviːdi ˈviːt͡ʃi/, /ˈvɛ-/, (Classicizing) /ˈw- ˈw- ˈw-/

Phrase

veni, vidi, vici

  1. Describes a belligerent attitude.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:veni, vidi, vici.

Latin

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Phrase

vēnī vīdī vīcī

  1. I came, I saw, I conquered

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