What is Veni, vidi, vici:
come, vidi, vice It is an expression in the Latin language that translates ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’since they are Latin verbs I will come,(come) vidēre (look and vincere (win) conjugates in the first person of the past perfect simple.
It is famous because It was used by the Roman general and consul Julius Caesar in the year 47 BC. C. after an important military victory for the Roman Republic.
According to Suetonius and Plutarch, Julius Caesar used it when addressing the Roman Senate to describe his brief and quick victory over Pharnaces II, king of Pontus, at the battle of the city of Zela, now located in Turkish territory.
This phrase, while proclaiming the totality of Julius Caesar’s victory, was intended to remind the senate of his military prowess, since he was facing Pompey in a civil war within Rome.
Hence, others speculate that Julius Caesar’s comment was an expression of contempt and disdain towards the senate, dominated by patricians, a very powerful class within the Roman Republic and ally of Pompey.
At the moment, It is usually used to mean the vision and speed to achieve success in any type of company or purpose.. In fact, it is widely used in the corporate and business world, in the legal area and in sports competitions to refer to this way of facing challenges.
There are also variations of this phrase often cited in literature, music, art and cinema.
In Englishthe locution “came, vidi, vice” can be translated as “I came, I saw, Yo conquered” (I came, I saw, I conquered).