1. Addition. The system is based off addition. Instead of a separate number for everything, the Romans would add everything together.
2. Subtraction. When a symbol of a smaller number value is in front, it is subtracted from the larger number behind it. (IV = Four. XC = Ninety)
3. Symbols. I = one. V = five. X = ten. L = fifty. C = hundred. D = five hundred. M = thousand.
To disguise the fact when the movie was actually released because most people can't figure out Roman numerals.
A) Arabic numerals are in numbers whereas Roman numerals are in letters.B) Even if Roman numerals are in letters the symbols are easier to understand, despite the fact that Australians and Americans and most probably you write numbers using the system of Arabic numerals.C) The system of Roman numerals was invented before the system of Arabic numerals, but people use the system of Arabic numerals to write more frequently.
To disguise the fact the year that the film was actually released.
499 in Roman numerals: CDICToday it is written out as: CDXCIXBut during the Roman era it was most probably wrote as: ID (-1+500 = 499)
The year so far which has required the most Roman numerals to represent would probably be 1888, which is MDCCCLXXXVIII
To disguise the fact when the movie was actually released because most people can't figure out Roman numerals.
Most people don't understand Roman numerals so movie makers use these numerals to disguise the fact when the movie was actually released. +++ How do you "know" without asking them, that "most" people don't understand Roman numerals (they can always find out!), and why should film-makers want to disguise release dates? Roman numerals have always been common in publishing generally.
A) Arabic numerals are in numbers whereas Roman numerals are in letters.B) Even if Roman numerals are in letters the symbols are easier to understand, despite the fact that Australians and Americans and most probably you write numbers using the system of Arabic numerals.C) The system of Roman numerals was invented before the system of Arabic numerals, but people use the system of Arabic numerals to write more frequently.
To disguise the fact when the film was actually released because most people don't understand Roman numerals and don't like watching repeats.
Because the Latin language is still used today and Roman numerals are in fact Latin numerals. Roman numerals are most often used to represent the year of a date in a more formal way, for example when they show the year in the end credits of a movie, or when showing ordinal numbers, like the third, fourth, fifth of something, etc.
To disguise the fact the year that the film was actually released.
499 in Roman numerals: CDICToday it is written out as: CDXCIXBut during the Roman era it was most probably wrote as: ID (-1+500 = 499)
Arabic numerals, which are much more practical than the Roman system.
The year so far which has required the most Roman numerals to represent would probably be 1888, which is MDCCCLXXXVIII
Because most moviegoers can't work out Roman numerals and so they are unable to know in what year the movie was made.
Bear in mind that Roman numerals actually are numbers, they are just not the kind of numbers that we presently use, which are called Arabic numerals. Arabic numerals were first used in Europe in the year 976 AD. Roman numerals still have not entirely fallen out of use, although for most purposes we use Arabic numerals.
Tradition and so as to disguise the year when the movie was made because most people can't work out Roman numerals.