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).
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.