Lucan und der Prinzipat : Inkonsistenz und unzuverlässiges Erzählen im Bellum Civile Lucan’s Bellum Civile(Pharsalia) is traditionally read as a political critique of the Principate. However several features of this text run counter to this interpretation. This study reexamines Lucan’s work using the model of the unreliable narrator to illuminate its portrayal of contradictory structures in Nero’s Principate. The interdisciplinary approach offers a new perspective on Lucan’s epic poem and its historical importance. N. Kimmerle Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. Lucans Bellum Civile (Pharsalia) is traditionally read as a political critique of the Principate. However several features of this text run counter to this interpretation. This study reexamines Lucans work using the model of the unreliable narrator to illuminate its portrayal of contradictory structures in Neros Principate. The interdisciplinary approach offers a new perspective on Lucans epic poem and its historical importance