Gaius (100 BC - 44 BC)
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Note: See also Julius Caesar, the play by William Shakespeare
Verified
- "Veni, vidi, vici."
- Translation: "I came, I saw, I conquered."
- Comment: written in a report to Rome 47 B.C. after conquering Farnakes at Zela in Asia Minor in just five days.
- "Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres."
- Translation: All Gaul is divided into three parts
- Notes: said at the opening line of his Gallic Wars.
Attributed
- "Alea iacta est."
- Translation: "The die is cast."
- "Tu quoque, Brute, fili mi?"
- Translation: "You too, Brutus, my son?"
- Appeared in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, though Caesar's actual last words are not certain. They could have been Greek, not Latin: "Kai su, teknon?" meaning "And you, child?" or the equivalent Latin, "Tu quoque, Brute, fili mi?", literally "You also, Brutus, my son?"
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