<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> <P> Variations of the sentence Veni, vidi, vici are often quoted, and also used in music, art, literature, and entertainment . </P> <P> Since the time of Caesar, the phrase has been used in military contexts . King Jan III of Poland alluded to it after the 17th - century Battle of Vienna, saying Venimus, Vidimus, Deus vicit ("We came, We saw, God conquered"). In 2011 the then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton referred to the death of Muammar Gaddafi with a similar phrase, saying that "We came, we saw, he died". </P> <P> The sentence has also been used in music, including several well - known works over the years . The opening of Handel's 1724 opera Giulio Cesare contains the line: Curio, Cesare venne, e vide e vinse ("Curius, Caesar came, saw and conquered"). The title song in the musical Mame contains the line: "You came, you saw, you conquered". </P>

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