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2007-09-20 19:45:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
"veni vidi vici" said by Julius Caesar.
2007-09-20 19:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by Koosher 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Veni, vidi, vici is a famous Latin phrase spoken by Julius Caesar in 47 BC. The phrase appears in Plutarch and Suetonius (Plut. Caes. 50, Suet. Iul. 37.). 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" -- 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.
Veni, vidi, and vici are first person perfect tense forms of the Latin verbs venire, videre, and vincere.
2007-09-20 19:51:31 · answer #2 · answered by vanessa c 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vinni Viddi Vicci
2017-02-20 20:22:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, and did you know that 'v' is pronounced 'w'? Which means you can't really make the joke, "Veni, Vidi, Visa" = I came, I saw, I shopped.
2007-09-20 20:00:06 · answer #4 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Could you possibly mean, "Veni, vidi, vici"? If so, it was Julius Caesar.
2007-09-20 19:52:43 · answer #5 · answered by Fall Down Laughing 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's also "vini, vidi, velcro -- I came, I saw, I hung out.
2007-09-21 02:50:40 · answer #6 · answered by actormyk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋