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To a Roman, the letter used in a number acted as a minus if it appeared before a larger letter.

So while M = 1000

CM = 900 - that is 100 less than 1000

So, 1966 would be MCMLXVI

In this,

M = 1000

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

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