Editing Philippic (section)

{{Short description|Damning speech to condemn a particular political actor}}
[[File:Demosthenes orator Louvre.jpg|thumb|upright|Bust of [[Demosthenes]] ([[Louvre]], Paris, France)]]

A '''philippic''' ({{IPA|/fɪˈlɪpɪk/}})<ref>{{Cite web | title=Definition of philippic {{!}} Collins English Dictionary | url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/English/philippic | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518040158/http://www.collinsdictionary.com:80/dictionary/english/philippic | access-date=2025-03-26 | archive-date=2012-05-18}}</ref> is a fiery, damning speech, or [[tirade]], delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term is most famously associated with three noted orators of the ancient world: [[Demosthenes]] of [[ancient Athens]], [[Cato the Elder]] and [[Marcus Tullius Cicero|Cicero]] of [[ancient Rome]]. The term itself is derived from Demosthenes's speeches in 351 BC denouncing the imperialist ambitions of [[Philip of Macedon]], which later came to be known as ''The Philippics''.