posted on February 12, 2001 01:53:45 PM
I hate to feel so stupid, but I think my brain is fried today and I can't get the hang of Roman Numerals. Specifically, what year is MCMXLVIII? Does anyone have a chart handy? I'd love to copy and paste it for future reference. Thanks!
posted on February 12, 2001 01:59:32 PM
A letter repeated once or twice repeats its value that many times (XXX = 30, CC = 200, etc.).
One or more letters placed after another letter of greater value increases the greater value by the amount of the smaller (VI = 6, LXX = 70, MCC = 1200, etc.).
A letter placed before another letter of greater value decreases the greater value by the amount of the smaller (IV = 4, XC = 90, CM = 900, etc.).
A bar placed on top of a letter or string of letters increases the numeral's value by 1,000 times (XV = 15, XV = 15,000).
Letter Value
I 1
II 2
III 3
IV 4
V 5
VI 6
VII 7
VIII 8
IX 9
X 10
XX 20
XXX 30
XL 40
L 50
LX 60
LXX 70
LXXX 80
XC 90
C 100
D 500
M 1,000
5,000
10,000
50,000
100,000
500,000
1,000,000
posted on February 12, 2001 02:01:08 PM
Here's my favorite roman numeral site: http://www.ivtechstudios.com/roman/
Donny B. Seagraves
Junebug Books
www.junebugbooks.com
posted on February 12, 2001 02:08:15 PM
Thanks for your help! Junebugbooks--that site is so handy! Just type in the Roman Numerals and it comes up with the correct year. I've got it listed in my favorites now for future reference. As my daughter would say--"Waaayyy Kewwlllll"
