{"id":2765,"date":"2013-11-05T18:50:17","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T18:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=2765"},"modified":"2018-02-08T10:47:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T10:47:51","slug":"one-to-a-million-in-latin-and-roman-numerals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/one-to-a-million-in-latin-and-roman-numerals\/","title":{"rendered":"One to a Million in Latin and Roman Numerals"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we will be learning\u00a0 Roman Numerals and their Latin names, so that later this month we can learn how to write dates in Latin using Roman months, ordinal numbers, and dates. But first things first, how many of you can read the numbers on this clock?<\/p>\n

\"Clocks<\/a>

Clocks depicting Roman numerals are very popular.<\/p><\/div>\n

Well, there are four rules<\/span> to remember when making numerical values with Roman Numeral:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Symbol<\/th>\nValue<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
I<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
V<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
X<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M<\/td>\n1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1. A lesser\u00a0numeral placed before another numeral represent subtraction.<\/span><\/p>\n