Forum Romanum is not intended to be an exercise in oral Latin, it is intended to be a Latin show. If it were an exercise in oral Latin, it would be far too difficult for most students. View it primarily as a show, allowing the students to take from it what they can. Perhaps the best idea is to approach Forum Romanum on several levels. With a first year Latin class, the show should be used as a chance to hear the sounds of Latin, and perhaps to pick up a few stray vocabulary terms. With a second year class the same goals apply. In addition, students should try to get the gist of the story. For advanced students, again these same goals are fine, but students should try to pick out individual phrases and expressions, perhaps even some rhetorical devices and historical/mythological allusions. As an instnictional too], a suggested strategy is to (1) view the show the first time straight through without preparation, (2) hand out copies of scripts for study and review, (3) view the show a second time. (Optionally, the show may again be viewed a third time, pausing and rewinding to pick out vocabulary, expressions, etc.)