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2007-02-18 02:39:29 · 18 answers · asked by doingitright44 6 in Society & Culture Languages

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"a famous Latin phrase coined by Roman general and consul Julius Caesar in 47 BC; Caesar used the phrase 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. Caesar's terse remark -- translated as "I came, I saw, I conquered", or even "came, saw, conquered" -- simultaneously proclaimed the totality of his victory and served to remind the senate of Caesar's military prowess (Caesar was still in the midst of a civil war); alternatively, the remark can be viewed as an expression of Caesar's contempt for the patrician senate, traditionally representing the most powerful group in the Roman Republic."

2007-02-18 02:44:22 · answer #1 · answered by the foolish fox 3 · 1 1

Veni, vidi, vici (IPA /weːniː wiːdiː wiːkiː/ or /veni vidi viʧi/) is a famous Latin phrase coined by Roman general and consul Julius Caesar in 47 BC; Caesar used the phrase 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. Caesar's terse remark -- translated as "I came, I saw, I conquered", or even "came, saw, conquered"

2007-02-18 10:43:22 · answer #2 · answered by turbo speak engine ver. 12 4 · 0 2

I came, I saw, I conquered.
Julius Ceasar

Written in a report to Rome 47 B.C. after conquering Pharnaces at Zela in Asia Minor in just five days. Quoted in Plutarch, Life of Caesar, and Suetonius, Lives of the Twelve Caesars: Julius

t is also believed that Caesar included the famous three words : Came, Saw, Conquered, in a letter to his friend Amantius in Rome.

2007-02-18 10:43:35 · answer #3 · answered by rtistathrt 3 · 0 1

Julius Caesar - to the Roman senate, in 47 BC -
describing his recent victory in the Battle of Zela

(I)came, (I) saw, (I) conquered

2007-02-18 16:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by vivet 7 · 0 0

Julius Caesar. I came, I saw, I conquered. He said it after conquering present-day Britain in 47 BC, as he proclaimed his victory.

2007-02-18 10:46:33 · answer #5 · answered by RedSoxFan 4 · 0 0

Julius Caesar, 47 BC (I think), after conquering Britain. I came, I saw, I conquered.

2007-02-18 10:43:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It's a famous Latin phrase coined by Roman general and consul Julius Caesar. It means "I came, I saw, I conquered", or even "came, saw, conquered"

2007-02-18 10:41:34 · answer #7 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 1 0

I came, I saw, I conquered said by Julius Ceaser

2007-02-18 10:46:30 · answer #8 · answered by cupid 3 · 0 0

Julius Caesar - to the Roman senate, in 47 BC -
describing his recent victory over Pharnaces II of Pontus in the Battle of Zela -
Latin - translated to mean . . .
I came, I saw, I conquered

2007-02-18 10:41:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

i came, i saw, i conquered. julius caesar sent it as a message to the roman senate after the battle of zela,47 bc.

2007-02-18 10:45:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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