2007-06-07 08:55:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Veni, vidi, vici ( 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.
They translate into "I came, I saw, I conquered"
2007-06-07 09:00:40 · answer #1 · answered by nycguy10002 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What does the antiquity of a statement have to do with the capacity of modern English for concise meaningful expression? The translation into English of the Latin phrase - Veni, Vidi, Vici - is just as concise (I came, I saw, I conquered) today as it was when it was first expressed. "I came, I saw, I conquered" was concise and expressive hundreds of years ago, it is just as concise and expressive today. Nothing has changed to make "modern" English any less ABLE to be concise and expressive Firefighters teach children when their clothes catch on fire to - Stop, Drop and Roll. What about these other famous pithy sayings: Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead. Give me liberty, or give me death. Read my lips, "No new taxes." It depends on what the meaning of "is" is. Death before dishonor. Go big, or go home. Keep on truckin'. For sale: baby shoes, never worn. Hey, Bubba, watch me do this! Baby Onboard. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Love many, trust few, harm none. There are many hundreds more...
2016-05-19 02:14:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I came I saw I conquered - Ceasar 47 BC
2007-06-07 08:59:00 · answer #3 · answered by tracymoo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I came, I saw, I conquered. The quotation is from Julius Caesar in his book that starts 'Gallia est in tres partes' ... can you figure THAT out?
2007-06-07 08:59:03 · answer #4 · answered by Kris L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Julius Caesar, I came, I saw, I conquered.
2007-06-07 09:03:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I came, I saw I, conquered but I'm not sure who said them. Cesar maybe?
2007-06-07 08:59:13 · answer #6 · answered by vinster82 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i came, saw and conquered
r
i came, saw and i won
julius ceasar was who said it!
2007-06-07 09:07:10 · answer #7 · answered by Suzye 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Julio Caesar (the porn whisperer): I came, I saw, I came again.
2007-06-07 08:59:48 · answer #8 · answered by Ray B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋