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"'''Veni, vidi, vici'''" was a [[Latin]] phrase that [[Geoff Noble]] uttered after returning home from a [[football]] match. His daughter, [[Donna Noble]], heard this, and later recited the phrase to a [[Stallholder (The Fires of Pompeii)|Pompeiian stallholder]] to test out the [[Translation circuit|TARDIS translation circuit]]. Much to her surprise, the merchant thought she was speaking [[Welsh language|Celtic]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'')

Though not elaborated on in ''Fires'', "Veni, vidi, vici", meaning "I came, I saw, I conquered", was famously said by [[Julius Caesar]] after victory in a short war against {{w|Pharnaces II of Pontus}}. The implication is that the football team that Geoff supported won the match.