Talk:De Viris Illustribus

'Chapter 80. Firmianus (Lactantius)' seems the way I have seen this in most English translations. Do we know for sure this was intended to be a "surname" like in a family "Last Name". Adding in the wording "the rhetorician" and the word "surnamed" would seem to be an interpretation rather than the exact way it came originally as translated into English. Does the same concepts apply in Wikisource as in the enclyclopedia version of Wikipedia? .--Doug Coldwell 19:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

The "headings" for each of the 135 biographies placed after the Chapter numbers I do not believe are the ones placed there by Jerome. What does the original Latin show for this: i.e. Chapter 80? This wording was placed there by volunteers that placed this public domain text there on the website you used for a source. It is then just someone's opinion (i.e. volunteer) that this is what Jerome intended, not actually from the Latin. Otherwise the text itself is identical to the public domain text I have seen on several websites worldwide. Also all their "headings" are consistent (i.e. Chapter 80. "Firmianus (Lactantius))", except for this version which has added extra wording. Their "headings" are just like how the Wikipedia article of De Viris Illustribus (Jerome) is now. This leads me to believe this was a "modern interpretation" for the headings and perhaps incorrect since this is not the way it is in the original Latin. A further investigation should be done to make sure this is actually correct. I believe these "headings" to be incorrect (based on many other sources). This is another reason that a "Source" should be supplied as to where you obtained this information. There is none referenced now to be able to verify the article data text provided. --Doug Coldwell 19:12, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Source
Should it be referenced where this text came from if there is a website to associate with this? Or at least a book source with ISBN number. Perhaps it should be like what is done in Wikipedia: two equal signs (for a heading) on each side of the word "Source" or "Reference"; then the link where one could look it up and "surf". --Doug Coldwell 23:40, 19 March 2007 (UTC)