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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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