veni, vidi, vici

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vēnī vīdī vīcī (“I came, I saw, I conquered”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈveɪni ˈviːdi ˈviːt͡ʃi/, /ˈvɛ-/, (Classicizing) /ˈw- ˈw- ˈw-k-/ === Phrase === veni, vidi, vici Describes a belligerent attitude. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:veni, vidi, vici. == Latin == === Etymology === Stated by Julius Caesar in 47 BC 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. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈweː.niː ˈwiː.diː ˈwiː.kiː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː.ni ˈviː.di ˈviː.t͡ʃi] === Phrase === vēnī vīdī vīcī I came, I saw, I conquered === Further reading === veni, vidi, vici on Wikipedia.Wikipedia