veni, vidi, vici

/ˌveɪni ˈviːdi ˈviːtʃi/

I came, I saw, I conquered

veni, vidi, vici in a sentence

“She walked in, presented her case, and won—veni, vidi, vici.”

Julius Caesar's report of his swift victory at Zela in 47 BCE

Related Words

et tu, Brute

expression of betrayal by a trusted person

bread and circuses

superficial appeasement of the public

Carthaginian peace

a brutal peace that destroys the defeated party

Faustian bargain

a deal sacrificing integrity for power or success

crossing the Rubicon

taking an irreversible step

Pyrrhic

won at too great a cost to be worthwhile