John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8870 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8870 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | After he routed Pharnaces Ponticus at the first assault, he wrote thus to his friends: “I came, I saw, I conquered.” 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Roman Apophthegms. Cæsar. |
| Note 1. Veni, vidi, vici. [back] |