haʊˈɛvɚ, fˈɪlɪpəs wɛnt ˌoʊvɚ tə sˈʌləz sˈaɪd ˈæftɚ ðə lˈæɾɚz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tʊ ˈɪɾəli ɪn ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː bˌiːsˈiː, ænd sˈɜːvd æz sˈʌləz lˈɛɡeɪt ɪn sɑːɹdˈɪniə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɹ.
However, Philippus went over to Sulla's side after the latter's return to Italy in 83 BC, and served as Sulla's legate in Sardinia during the war.