What does the term “veni, vidi, vici” translate to mean?
“Veni Vidi Vici” is from the Latin sentence first said by Julius Caesar in the year 47 B. C. The phrase translates to “I came, I saw, I conquered”. Caesar used the sentence 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 in Zile, a town of Tokat city in contemporary Turkey. Caesar’s terse remark 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. There are many cultural and popular references to the phrase which endure today. Variations of the sentence “Veni, Vidi, Vici” are often quoted in music, art, literature, and entertainment. At times, it has been misconceived as a sort of “magic word.” The three words in the sen
