skˈɔːɹəs wʌz dᵻfˈɛndᵻd baɪ ɐ ɡlˈɪɾɚɹɪŋ ɚɹˈeɪ ʌv sˈiːnjɚ stˈeɪtsmɛn sˈaɪsɹoʊ, kwˈɪntəs hɔːɹtˈɛnsɪəs, mˈɑːɹkəs kælˈɪdɪəs, ænd mˈɑːɹkəs klˈɔːdɪəs mˈɑːɹsɛləs ɡˈeɪv spˈiːtʃᵻz ɪn hɪz dᵻfˈɛns; nˈaɪn fˈɔːɹmɚ kˈɑːnsəlz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ pˈɑːmpi, ænd ɐ sˈɪɾɪŋ kwˈiːstɚ tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪd tə hɪz kˈæɹɪktɚ ɪn ɐ tɹˈaɪəl bᵻfˌoːɹ kˈɑːɾoʊ ðə jˈʌŋɡɚ.
Scaurus was defended by a glittering array of senior statesmen – Cicero, Quintus Hortensius, Marcus Calidius, and Marcus Claudius Marcellus gave speeches in his defence; nine former consuls, including Pompey, and a sitting quaestor testified to his character – in a trial before Cato the Younger.