Greek Alphabet

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Our alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet. The Romans spoke Latin. These are the letters of the Roman alphabet . . . The letters K, Y and Z weren't used very often. The letter J was the same as I, and U the same as V.

Roman Numerals

The Romans used only 7 letters to represent all numbers . . .

I I = 1

V V = 5

X X = 10

L L = 50

C C = 100

D D = 500

M M = 1000

Letters are placed before or after each other to lower or increase their value.

IX =9

MXI = 1011

MCMLXXXVIII = 1988

MMII = 2006