Famous Quotes by Julius Caesar

  • The Roman General and Dictator Julius Caesar made many famous remarks.

 FAMOUS QUOTES BY JULIUS CAESAR

  1. Veni, Vidi, Vici
    • ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’: (47 BCE)
    • Julius Caesar’s written report on his war with Pharnaces II of Pontus in 47 BCE. Suetonius: Julius 37.
  2. Alea Jacta Est
  3. ‘Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt’
    • ‘Men readily believe what they wish’:
    • Julius Caesar ‘De Bello Gallico’ Book III Chap. 18.
  4. ‘Galia est Pacata’
    • ‘Gaul is subdued’: (52 BCE)
    • Julius Caesar’s written report to the Roman Senate after his victory over Vercingetorix.
  5. ‘Nam si violandum est jus, regnandi gratia violandum est: aliis rebus pietatem colas’
    • ‘If you must break the Law, do it to seize power. In all other cases obey it.’
  6. ‘Sed fortuna, quae plurimum potest cum in reliquis rebus tum praecipue in bello, parvis momentis magnas rerum commutationes efficit: ut tum accidit’
    • ‘Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other affairs but particularly in War, can produce large changes with very small forces.’

OTHER FAMOUS QUOTES

  1. Beware the Ides of March from the Play ‘Julius Caesar’ by William Shakespeare.
    • It was a warning from the Roman Soothsayer, the Haruspex Spurinna, to Julius Caesar about his impending assassination. William Shakespeare’s source was Plutarch.
  2. Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.
    • From the Gospel of St. Mark 12:17. This was the reply made by Jesus of Nazareth to his Accusers.

 

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