<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up philippic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up philippic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> A philippic (/ fɪˈlɪpɪk /) is a fiery, damning speech, or tirade, delivered to condemn a particular political actor . The term is most famously associated with two noted orators of the ancient world, Demosthenes of Athens and the Roman Cicero, although it can be applied to any speech of this type . </P> <P> The original "philippics" were delivered by Demosthenes, Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens who delivered several attacks on Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BC . </P>

The philippics were similar to the first book of maccabees because both were