fˈɪlɪpəs hæd bˈækt ðə wˈɪnɚɹ ɪnðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, ænd ɛndʒˈɔɪd ɐ spˈɛʃəl ˈɛmɪnəns ɪnðə fˈɜːst dˈɛkeɪd ˈæftɚɹ æz wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ mˈɛn ʌv kˈɑːnsjʊlɚ ɹˈæŋk ænd æz ɹˈoʊmz pɹˈiːˈɛmɪnənt ˈɔːɹəɾɚ sˈɪns ðə dˈɛθ ʌv mˈɑːɹkəs æntˈoʊnɪəs lˈeɪt ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən bˌiːsˈiː.
Philippus had backed the winner in the Civil War, and enjoyed a special eminence in the first decade after as one of the few surviving men of consular rank and as Rome's pre-eminent orator since the death of Marcus Antonius (late 87 BC).