Scullard quote is misleading 

The quote used in the "Illness" section of the article from Howard Hayes Scullard, "emerged [from his sickness... cruelty" is misleading as it implies that the historian in question supported this view. However, the actual phrase from the book 'From the Gracchi to Nero' is "emerged, according to tradition, a monster of lust and diabolical cruelty". Scullard does not support this view himself! He is merely remarking that Roman historians tended to take this view, a view that most modern historians have moderated to a great extent. I suggest that the quote is removed, or changed to a more accurate modern reflection of the view with another quote from Scullard, "The balance of his mind was to some degree upset", which is quite different from the description of a "monster".