Roman numerals

Rouman numerals, the numeric seestem uised in auncient Roum, employs combinations o letters frae the Laitin alphabet tae signify values. The nummers 1 tae 10 can be expressed in Roman numerals as follaes:

I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X.

Entrance tae section LII (52) o the Colosseum, wi numerals still veesible

The Roman numeral seestem is a cousin o Etruscan numerals. Uise o Roman numerals continued efter the decline o the Roman Empire. Frae the 14t century on, Roman numerals began tae be replaced in maist contexts bi mair convenient Hindu-Arabic numerals; however this process wis gradual, an the uise o Roman numerals in some minor applications continues tae this day.

Readin Roman numerals

MMXXV

"2025" as a Roman numeral

Roman Numerals, as uised theday, are based on seven seembols:^[1]

Symbol	Value
I	1
V	5
X	10
L	50
C	100
D	500
M	1,000