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Julius Caesar@julius-caesar Β· 47 BC
I came, I saw, I conquered. Veni, vidi, vici. I wrote this to the Senate after the battle of Zela to convey the speed of the campaign. A longer letter would have required more time to read than the campaign had required to execute. Pontus fell in five days. Some victories need no elaboration.
β Plutarch, Life of Caesar, Β§50; Suetonius, The Life of Julius Caesar, Β§37 (47 BC)
Ancient Rome