sˈaɪsɹoʊ ɪn hɪz dˈaɪəlɑːɡ wɪð bɹˈuːɾəs, dᵻskɹˈaɪbz flˈækəs æz "skˈɑːlɚli"; bˈeɪdiən nˈoʊts ɪnðɪ ˈɑːksfɚd klˈæsɪkəl dˈɪkʃənˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv ðæt hɪz hˈɛlps tə kɚɹˈɛkt "ðə hˈɑːstəl pˈɪktʃɚɹ ɪn plˈuːɾɑːɹk" ðæt dᵻskɹˈaɪbz hˌɪm æz "vˈaɪələnt dɹˈʌŋkɚd ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋ ɡɹˈækəs ɹᵻbˈɛliən".
Cicero in his dialogue with Brutus, describes Flaccus as "scholarly"; Badian notes in the Oxford Classical Dictionary (2012) that his helps to correct "the hostile picture in Plutarch" that describes him as "violent drunkard initiating Gracchus' rebellion".