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The Latin phrase "Veni, vidi, vici" was an elegant way of saying "I came, I saw, I conquered". The Roman general Julius Caesar allegedly first used the phrase c46 BC in his report to the Senate after quickly defeating Pharnaces II of Pontus at the Battle of Zela. Hillary Clinton famously abused the expression on being advised of the murder of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya in 2011 ("We came, we saw, he died").