Espasa

August 2, 47 BCE

Battle of Zela: "Veni, vidi, vici"

On 2 August 47 BCE Caesar defeats Pharnaces II of Pontus, son of Mithridates VI, at Zela. Plutarch says he reported it to Rome in the words "Veni, vidi, vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered").

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