A Literal Translation of Cicero's Philippic Orations, Book 2 (1881) : Kessinger Publishing : 9781161986686 : 1161986685 : 22 May 2010 : ""A Literal Translation Of Cicero???????s Philippic Orations, Book 2"" is a book written by the famous Roman philosopher and politician, Marcus Tullius Cicero. The book is a translation of Cicero's Philippic Orations, Book 2, from the original Latin into English. The Philippic Orations were a series of speeches delivered by Cicero against Mark Antony, a powerful Roman politician, in the years 44 and 43 BC. The speeches were a call to arms against Antony and his followers, who were seen as a threat to the Roman Republic. This particular book contains the second book of Cicero's Philippic Orations, which focuses on Antony's alleged abuse of power and his attempts to undermine the Roman Republic. The translation is a literal one, meaning that it aims to convey the exact meaning of the original Latin text without any interpretation or embellishment. The bo