Question: who said he came he saw he conquered
Answer: `` Veni , vidi , vici '' ( Classical Latin : ( ˈweːniː ˈwiːdiː ˈwiːkiː ) ; Ecclesiastical Latin : ( ˈvɛni ˈvidi ˈvitʃi ) ; `` I came ; I saw ; I conquered '' ) is a Latin phrase popularly attributed to Julius Caesar who , according to Appian , used the phrase in a letter to the Roman Senate around 47 BC after he had achieved a quick victory in his short war against Pharnaces II of Pontus at the Battle of Zela .