Veni, vidi, vici

Veni, vidi, vici is a famous Latin phrase. Originally it was the full text of a message sent by Julius Caesar to the Roman senate, to describe his battle against King Pharnaces II of Pontus near Zela in 47 BC. It translates as "I came, I saw, I conquered." It has been quoted to illustrate the arrogance of Julius Caesar, not even bothering to give details to the senate even though it was still the official governing body of the Empire.

Today it is a common Latin term used often in business and sometimes in social competition. Jokingly, an executive might sign a profitable contract and utter the phrase. Many popular media also place it in the mouths of different Roman figures. The comic Asterix sees the various centurions crossing the two protagonists using the phrase quite often, or variations thereof.

It has also been misconceived as a sort of "magic word." The television show Doug from Nickelodeon applied the term as such. The three words in the phrase are very similar, suggesting a sort of chant or spell rather than language in the modern sense.