baɪ sˈɪksti fˈaɪv ɔːɹ sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ bˌiːsˈiː, skˈɔːɹəs wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd pɹˈɑːkwiːstɚɹ ɪn sˈɪɹiə ˌʌndɚ pˈɑːmpiz ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl kəmˈænd ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ.
By 65 or 64 BC, Scaurus was appointed proquaestor in Syria under Pompey's overall command of the war.