Which Greek orator delivered the Philippics against Philip of Macedon?

The Greek orator who delivered the Philippics against Philip of Macedon was Demosthenes.

Demosthenes was an Athenian statesman and orator whose political career was shaped by opposition to the growing power of Philip II of Macedon. His Philippics were forceful speeches urging Athens to recognize Philip as a serious threat and take coordinated military and diplomatic action. The First Philippic was delivered around 351–350 BCE, while the Second and Third Philippics followed in the 344–341 BCE period.

The speeches were not simply personal attacks. Demosthenes argued that Philip’s expansion endangered the independence of Athens and other Greek city-states. He criticized Athenian hesitation, called for military preparedness, and tried to persuade citizens that delayed action would make resistance more difficult. His warnings became especially significant before the Macedonian victory at Chaeronea in 338 BCE.

A common mix-up is with Cicero, whose later Philippics attacked Mark Antony in Rome. Cicero deliberately echoed Demosthenes, and the word “philippic” became a general term for a bitter political denunciation. The original Greek Philippics, however, belong to Demosthenes and were aimed at Philip II.