veni vidi vici
Came, saw, conquered
Veni vidi vici is Latin for "I came, I saw, I conquered"—attributed to Julius Caesar announcing a swift military victory.
The phrase now describes any quick, decisive success: She walked into the interview, veni vidi vici, and walked out with the job.
Often used with theatrical flair or mock grandiosity.
- Julius CaesarRoman dictator and general
- CaesarRoman imperial title
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- world conquestSubjugating all countries
- RomeItaly's capital city
triumph · Latin · ancient Rome · Roman Empire · glory · swift · decisive · battle · emperor · legions · power · ambition · conquer · motto · pride · dominance · Gaul · military campaign
- Caesar quoteset tu Brute, the die is cast
- Greek & RomanAchilles heel, Trojan horse, Pandora's box, Midas touch, Odyssey
- Caesar's legacyRoman Empire, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Julian calendar, dictatorship
- Famous Sayingsbetter late than never, ignorance is bliss, haste makes waste, carpe diem, seize the day
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- Julius CaesarJulius Caesar, Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Marc Antony
veni vidi vicitotal defeat
Complete, decisive loss
Pyrrhic victory · fiasco · debacle · Waterloo · Custer's Last Stand
veni vidi viciit was nothing
Humble deflection of thanks
self-deprecating · mea culpa · understatement · self-deprecation · modesty
veni vidi vicioverwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
victim · helpless · vanquished · quagmire · subjugated
veni, venture, advent, convene, convention, conventional, intervention, invent, invention