Veni, Vedi, Vici!

20th Century Statue of Julius Caesar, Via dei Fori Imperiali

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On August 2nd 47 BCE, Julius Caesar won a swift and decisive victory at the battle of Zela, sending his famous report: 'Veni, Vidi, Vici (I came, I saw, I conquered) to the senate in Rome. 

Caesar crushed the forces of Pharnaces II of Pontus near the modern-day town of Zile in northern Turkey. 

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