Philippica

Phĭlippus, i, m., = Philippos, Philip, the name of several kings of Macedonia, the most celebrated of whom was the son of Amyntas, and father of Alexander the Great, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 90; Nep. Eum. 1, 4; id. Reg. 2, 1; Just. 7, 4 sq.; cf. Plaut. Aul. 4, 8, 4.—

B.

Transf., a gold coin struck by King Philip, a Philippe d'or, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 27; so id. ib. 4, 8, 38; 41; 78 al.; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 234;

and, in gen., of other coins,

Aus. Ep. 5, 19.—

II.

Hence,

A.

Phĭlippēus (collat. form Phĭlippĭus, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 38), a, um, adj., = Philippeios, of or belonging to Philip, king of Macedonia, Philippian:

Philippeus sanguis,

i. e. Cleopatra, because the Egyptian sovereigns were descended from Philip of Macedon, Prop. 3, 9, 39 (4, 10, 40):

Em tibi talentum argenti: Philippeum aes est,

Plaut. Truc. 5, 1, 60: Philippeus nummus, a gold coin struck by Philip, of the value of twenty drachmœ, a Philippe d'or:

nummi Philippei aurei,

Plaut. As. 1, 3, 1; Liv. 39, 7:

Philippeum aurum,

from which the Philippe d'or was struck, Plaut. Curc. 3, 70 al. — Hence, absol.: Phĭlippēum, i, n., a gold coin struck by Philip, Varr. ap. Non. 78, 11. —And, transf., of other coins: argenteos Philippeos minutulos, Val. Imp. ap. Vop. Aur. 9.—

B.

Phĭlippĭcus, a, um, adj., = Philippikos, of or belonging to Philip, Philippic:

Philippicum talentum argenti,

Plaut. Truc. 5, 1, 60:

aurum,

a gold-mine of Philip's in Macedonia, Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 57. — Cicero's orations against Antony were called orationes Philippicae, after those of Demosthenes against King Philip, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 3.—Also sing. collect.: Phĭlippĭca, ae, f.:

divina Philippica,

Juv. 10, 125.