In the mid-1800s, the invention of the Braille system radically changed the lives of millions of visually impaired people ...

In the 6th century BCE, the Greek alphabet used 24 letters. To make numbers, the Greeks added three more symbols ( accounts differ as to whether these were resurrected older letters or newly designed ...

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The math to get 59 in Roman numerals is fairly simple: L = 50 and IX = 9. Therefore, LIX = 59. Roman numerals use different combinations of the same letters to create numbers.

It's the thing that comes up every darn year: the number of the Super Bowl is written in Roman numerals, which is quite the tradition. But if you're here, you might be wondering: how do you read ...

To prevent any mix-ups, the Super Bowl is identified in Roman numerals, rather than the year in Arabic numerals (yep, the number system we all use comes from the ancient Arab world).

How to read Roman numerals Roman numerals use the letters of the alphabet, which are then used in combination the higher the number. The symbols for numbers 1-10 are as follows: 1 - I 2 - II 3 ...

The use of Roman Numerals began with the fifth edition, Super Bowl V, in 1971. They remained every year up until Super Bowl 50, which would have been Super Bowl L, and returned the following year.

The history of the Super Bowl is rooted in the ancient Roman system for counting which was aimed at easing fan confusion. We'll help break it down for you here.

Unlike the other major American sports leagues, the NFL uses Roman numerals to denote its title decider — the Super Bowl.