"Just the facts, ma'am!" That phrase, often attributed to Sergeant Joe Friday of Dragnet fame, even though it did not originate with him, goes straight to the point. Now here is another "just the facts personality": Julius Caesar was admired for his ability to make uncluttered summations of his great achievements. In a few words Caesar could lay bare the story of his accomplishments. Perhaps none of his statements is any better known than that famous terse tricolon that has followed Caesar since his quick four-hour defeat of Pharnaces II of Pontus in the city of Zela (currently Zile in modern Turkey) since April 47 BC. Impressed with his performance as a warrior, Caesar informed the Roman Senate using just three Latin verbs: Veni, vidi, vici meaning: "I came. I saw. I conquered!"
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