Someone used the phrase, “I came, I saw, I conquered” the other day. I remember hearing it most all my life. It’s origin is attributed to Julius Caesar. According to my extensive research, Caesar first used the phrase after his victory over King Pharmacies II at Pontus (an area located in the modern-day eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey.)
So when Julius Caesar said, “I came, I saw, I conquered,” he came, he saw, and conquered — Turkey.
Of course Julius Caesar really said, “veni, vidi, vici” the Latin quote that translates to “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
Today the phrase is used to mean someone totally succeeded at something…..
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