# In Plutarch's Lives, what are the sections/paragraphs/chapters called?

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Since today is the Ides of March, I like to quote Plutarch (since he predates Shakespeare)  
The text is available here: [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14140/14140-0.txt](http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14140/14140-0.txt)

The Paragraph dealing with the ides is numbered LXIII. It is volume 3.  
Do I cite that as Vol 3, Paragraph LXIII, III.LXIII or something else?

Thanks,  
Brian

(This year folks ARE bewaring the Ides of March)

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‘Volume 3’ is from the 19th century publication the Gutenberg version comes from. It has nothing to do with the text itself.

You can cite ‘Plutarch Caes. 63.’ - Plutarch, Life of Caesar, paragraph 63.

There’s a better translation [here](http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Caesar*.html).

You may want to look at [Suetonius](https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Julius*.html) and [Appian](http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Appian/Civil_Wars/2*.html) too.

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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
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Thanks!

Brian