Roman numerals

The system of Roman numerals is a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, and was adapted from Etruscan numerals. The system used in antiquity was slightly modified in the Middle Ages to produce the system we use today.

References

• {{Book reference | Author=Menninger, Karl| Title=Number Words and Number Symbols: A Cultural History of Numbers | Publisher=Dover Publications | Year=1992 | ID=ISBN 0-486-27096-3}}