Salvete omnes,
I'd like to ask everyone their opinion on Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, that same man who was such a vehement opponent of Marius and who deprived Saturninus of the quaestorship.
It seems like modern opinion of the man is based almost entirely on moral speculation about a few of his actions. For instance, Matyszak says that he was ambitious, immoral, grasping and portrays even his appointment to the position of Princeps Senatus as a mere consolation prize. Sallust also doesn't seem to have a high opinion of the man. However, other historians have not quite such a low opinion of him, considering him to have been upright, noble and a conservative of the old style (as opposed to the new style Senate defenders like Sulla).
What does everyone here think of the man?
Bene valete,
Marcus Scribonius Curio Britannicus.