Roman Empire
- Veni, vidi, vici ("I came, I saw, I conquered"), reportedly written by Julius Caesar in 47 BC as a comment on his short war with Pharnaces II of Pontus in the city of Zela
- Alea iacta est ("The die is cast"), attributed by Suetonius to Julius Caesar on 10 January 49 BC as he led his army across the River Rubicon in northern Italy
- "Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam" ("Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed"), Cato the Elder about one of Rome's rivals
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