7th Philippic (senatorial speech outside the agenda, in mid-January 43): Cicero presents himself as an attorney of peace, but considers war against Mark Antony as a demand of the moment. Once more, he demands that negotiations with Mark Antony be discontinued. 8th Philippic (senatorial speech, 3 February 43): Because Antony has turned down the demands of the Senate, Cicero concludes that the political situation is a de facto war.