The Quiz: Who famously stated the Latin phrase, “Veni, vidi, vici”?
Julius Caesar
Catherine the Great
Mansa Musa
Alexander the Great
In 47 BCE, Julius Caesar and his army traveled to Pontus, an area near the Black Sea in northeastern Turkey, to stop King Pharnaces II and his army from causing warfare. With just three legions of soldiers, Caesar defeated Pharnaces and his 20,000-member force at the Battle of Zela. To announce his victory, Caesar printed placards that read “Veni, vidi, vici,” meaning “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
The correct answer to this quiz is Julius Caesar.