Ever looked at a clock and wondered what those weird symbols mean? Or seen "MCMLXIV" on an old building cornerstone and felt completely baffled? You're staring at Roman numerals—the ancient numbering ...

THAT the Roman numerals, in their primitive forms, articulately symbolized a quinary notation based on the hand sign V, is the view which the following observations are intended to explain.

Heinz ketchup is taking a pass on advertising during Super Bowl 2023 -- but wants fans to support the sacking of the Roman numerals traditionally used to delineate each big game. According to Kraft ...

Thanks for your informative piece on the Roman numerals on the Tomb of the Unknowns. Now can you explain to me why the 4 on my watch is denominated by IIII instead of IV, a fact I had not noticed ...

ON reading the letter on the “Origin of the Numerals” (vol. xii. p. 476) I was reminded of some portions of their history which I had before noted down, and which are essential to any consideration of ...

"Presentations largely stand or fall on the quality, relevance, and integrity of the content," says Edward Tufte, professor emeritus at Yale University. Bullet points and Roman numeral outlines are ...

Fun with retro-coding a Roman numeral converter—I head back to my college years and solve me homework anew! I earned a bachelor's degree in computer science back in the dawn of computing. Well, maybe ...

Super Bowl LIX is the 59th iteration of the NFL championship game. The NFL uses Roman numerals for the Super Bowl to avoid confusion since the champion is recognized for the year the season started, ...