philippic

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To write a scurrilous attack, such as the second Philippic, is a bad exercise for the ingenuity of a great man; but so is any anonymous satire.

From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Trollope, Anthony

This was the last Philippic and last oration which Cicero delivered.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

Another line quoted in the 2nd Philippic is Cedant arma togae, concedat laurea laudi.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

He then goes on in the Philippic to read a letter which Antony had sent to Hirtius and to young Cæsar, and which they had sent on to the Senate.

From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Trollope, Anthony

In his Philippic Orations he gave full vent to his bitter hatred of Antony and so aroused the latter’s undying enmity.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly