mˈɑːɹʃəs fˈɪlɪpəs wʌz pləbˈiːən tɹˈɪbjuːn ɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ bˌiːsˈiː, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ tˈaɪm hiː bɹˈɔːt fˈɔːɹwɚd ɐn æɡɹˈɛɹiən lˈɔː, ðə diːtˈeɪlz ɐbˌaʊt wˌɪtʃ wiː ɑːɹ nˌɑːt ɪnfˈɔːɹmd, bˌʌt wˌɪtʃ ɪz tʃˈiːfli mˈɛmɚɹəbəl fɚðə stˈeɪtmənt hiː mˌeɪd ɪn ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndɪŋ ðə mˈɛʒɚ, ðæt ðɛɹwˌɜː nˌɑːt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd mˈɛn ɪnðə stˈeɪt hˌuː pəzˈɛst pɹˈɑːpɚɾi.
Marcius Philippus was plebeian tribune in 104 BC, during which time he brought forward an agrarian law, the details about which we are not informed, but which is chiefly memorable for the statement he made in recommending the measure, that there were not two thousand men in the state who possessed property.