Church, Alfred John 1829-1912

The annals ; and the histories by Cornelius Tacitus ( Book )
47 editions published between 1952 and 2007 in English and held by 2,571 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Book 14 in the Great books of the western world series

The complete works of Tacitus: The annals. The history. The life of Cnaeus Julius Agricola. Germany and its tribes. A dialogue on oratory by Cornelius Tacitus ( Book )
14 editions published between 1928 and 2008 in English and held by 1,906 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete writings of the great 3rd century Roman historian Tacitus

The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer by Alfred John Church ( Book )
16 editions published between 1907 and 1967 in English and held by 1,351 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A retelling of Homer's account of the Trojan War, and of the story of Odysseus' adventures on his homeward voyage

The Aeneid for boys and girls, retold by Alfred John Church ( Book )
31 editions published between 1908 and 2013 in English and held by 1,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Follow Aeneid as he flees a burning Troy with his family and sets out on a dangerous journey to found what will one day become The Roman Empire. Thrill with him as he gets caught up in conflicts between the gods, all the while striving to complete his own grand destiny. Virgil intended this book to be a sequel to the Iliad and the Odyssey, and as such it takes up with events just after the finish of the Odyssey. Inscribed here are myths and legends and tales of bravery destined to last for all time

Roman life in the days of Cicero by Alfred John Church ( Book )
55 editions published between 1883 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,017 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cicero, a Roman philosopher, orator, and politician, exerted an enormous influence on the development of Western culture, not only in his own time, but also in subsequent eras. Indeed, the rediscovery of a cache of his letters is often credited as being one of the driving forces behind the Renaissance. In this book, author Alfred John Church provides a detailed account of daily life in Cicero's era, offering numerous insights and anecdotes about Cicero himself along the way

Roman history by Livy ( )
3 editions published between 1904 and 2012 in English and held by 622 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Agricola and Germany by Cornelius Tacitus ( Book )
102 editions published between 1868 and 1964 in English and Latin and held by 556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ex libris Rev Patrick O'Reilly

The Odyssey of Homer by Alfred John Church ( Book )
9 editions published between 1951 and 1961 in English and held by 543 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Odyssey narrates the ten years adventures of Ulysses during his return from Troy to his own kingdom, the island of Ithaca

The annals by Cornelius Tacitus ( Book )
43 editions published between 1869 and 2006 in English and held by 430 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tacitus' 'Annals' recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus to the death of Nero in AD 68. Despite his claim that the 'Annals' were written objectively, Tacitus' account is sharply critical of the emperors' excesses and fearful for the future of imperial Rome

The Iliad for boys and girls by Alfred John Church ( Book )
21 editions published between 1906 and 2012 in English and held by 333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vigorous retelling of Homer's Iliad, relating the incidents of the great siege of Troy, from the quarrel of the chiefs to the ransoming of Hector's body. Suitable for ages 8 and up