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Was Sebastian Cabot's voyage a success?

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What city is Mount Olympus in?

Mount Olympus is within a region called Pieria. Litochoro is the town that allows access to the mountain through a series of climbing routes.


What is the date 09-11-2001 in roman numerals?

In today's terms it is: IX-XI-MCMXCIX The Romans themselves in their day would have probably wrote out the number 1999 simply as IMM (-1+2000 = 1999)


Was the roman numeral system easy to use?

Yes during the times of the ancient Romans it was but during the Middle Ages the rules governing the original Roman numeral system were changed to how we still even calculate them today which are somewhat complicated to say the least. For example today we would convert 1999 into Roman numerals as MCMXCIX which restricts its ability to interact with other numerals. But there is evidence to suggest that the ancient Romans would have calculated the equivalent of 1999 on an abacus counting device as MDCCCCLXXXXVIIII and simply wrote it out as IMM (2000-1) in the same way that VIIII (9) is simply wrote out as IX (10-1)


What were the real and original rules that once governed the Roman numeral system with explanations?

The rules as we know them today now governing the Roman numeral system were introduced during the Middle Ages, presumably to make Roman numerals more compatible and easily converted into Hindu-Arabic numerals that were gradually superceding Roman numerals in Western Europe via Spain at the time, but the original rules once governing the Roman numeral system can be historically determined as follows:-1 Numerals: M=1000, D=500, C=100, L=50, X=10, V=5, I=1 and S=1/2 or 0.52 A zero symbol was not needed because place value of numerals were self evident3 A numeral or numerals enclosed in brackets indicated multiplication by 1,0004 As for example (V)=5,000 or (CXXIII)=123,0005 Whenever possible numerals were abridged using subtractive notation6 As for example VIIII=IX => 9=10-17 As for example MDCCCCLXXXXVIIII=IMM => 1999=2000-18 Under todays rules 1999 is now MCMXCIX9 But as M+CM+XC+IX they will methodically add up to IMM10 Under todays rules 29 is now XXIX11 But amongst the ruins of the Colosseum in Rome entrance 29 is XXVIIII12 Positive and negative numerals went in opposite descending directions13 As for example CCXXVIIIIS=SXXCCL => 229.5=250-20.514 As for example LXXXVIIIIS=SXC => 89.5=100-10.515 Even today clues to the real rules can be extracted from the Latin language16 Clues to the real rules that once governed the ancient Roman numeral system can be found in the book 'History of Mathematics' volume 2 by David Eugene Smith first published in 1925 and ISBN 0486-204-308QED