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Herbalists' Symbols

Greek Alphabet

The Roman Language


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 MMVI = 2006

 

 


 

 


 

 


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