Alfred John Church (1829-1912) was a school teacher and professor of classical Latin at University College in London. He specialized in retelling classical stories in the vernacular, and won fame for his translations of Tacitus, Pliny, Virgil, and Homer. In addition, he wrote many historical works o...

Alfred John Church (1829-1912) was a school teacher and professor of classical Latin at University College in London. He specialized in retelling classical stories in the vernacular, and won fame for his translations of Tacitus, Pliny, Virgil, and Homer. In addition, he wrote many historical works of his own, each time presenting them in easily-readable story format.