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Nero fancied himself a literary man and sought the company of gifted poets such as Lucan. Lines 33-66 of The Pharsalia are an ode Nero, with whom the poet fell in and out of favor throughout his career.

1. The Pharsalia: Introduction
2. The Pharsalia: Summary
   1. Book One-Five Summary
   2. Book Six-Ten Summary
3. The Pharsalia: Lucan Biography
4. The Pharsalia: Characters
5. The Pharsalia: Themes
6. The Pharsalia: Style
7. The Pharsalia: Historical Context
8. The Pharsalia: Critical Overview
9. The Pharsalia: Essays and Criticism
   1. Pharsalia in Terms of Roman Ideals and Education
   2. Ideology in Cold Blood: A Reading of Lucan's Civil War
   3. Ethical Contradiction and the Fractured Community in Lucan's Bellum Civile
   4. The Necessary Murder: Myth, Ritual, and Civil War in Lucan Book III
10. The Pharsalia: Compare and Contrast
11. The Pharsalia: Topics for Further Study
12. The Pharsalia: What Do I Read Next?
13. The Pharsalia: Bibliography and Further Reading
14. The Pharsalia: Pictures
15. Copyright

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