[2] Alongside their philhellenic disposition, the group also had a more humane Roman foreign policy.
[4] The collection of members varied during its existence, from 15 names of the early period, to 27 in its middle to 10 in its final.
[5] Contemporary academia regards the concept of the "Scipionic Circle" with suspicion.
[6] Cicero's construction bestows an unsupported unity between Scipio's friends.
[7] Among other problems brought up by academics, two of the most prominent members of the group, Terence and Panaetius, could not have met as Terence had died prior to Panaetius arriving in Rome.