1123:
529:
519:
498:
283:
426:
405:
634:
757:
720:
337:
316:
1155:
1042:
243:
1233:, but that's because I misunderstood (from the existing text) that the appearance on "tombstones" was exclusively a post-Roman usage, especially considering the context of the previous paragraph. If it is instead as you say, that it is a genuine Roman usage, then perhaps the section could clarify this somehow, for example by swapping the ordering of the last two paragraphs of
624:
603:
274:
1206:
977:
I'm guessing some crossword puzzle had the clue "499" and the answer was "ID", and same for IM. However I think there has to be a link to the crossword puzzle as a reference for this information to stay. It is mildly interesting in that, along with the Excel thing, shows how common the "anything
961:
I removed this bit, because (a) it is not clear what it means. Clues give words, not numbers, so on the face of it, this is backwards; (b) crossword setters play games with language, so unless extremely clear and significant these games do not belong here.
887:"Mean" is correct (to take a simpler construction "for example, A means B") but yes, a construction with "meaning" would be correct too ("for example, A, meaning B" or "for example, A (meaning B)"). I've switched to "for".
901:
Thanks. Although it doesn't really matter, I was also wondering about why the article does not use the
Unicode Roman Numerals and instead opts for keyboard characters. (for exampleâ…©â…§ instead of Latin characters XVIII)
153:
1213:
That would be misleading. The Romans used both forms; we should not indicate that either IIIIII and XXXXXX or VI and LX were mere substitutes, and these are examples rather than the only such instances.
770:
190:
1311:
585:
387:
377:
1316:
1296:
1250:
You're right - we had two paragraphs about ancient uses, two paras about modern ones, and then jumped back in time with that last one. I've moved it to follow the first two. Thanks.
353:
1306:
147:
1356:
1286:
698:
1351:
688:
349:
344:
321:
1301:
234:
348:, a group of contributors interested in Knowledge's articles on classics. If you would like to join the WikiProject or learn how to contribute, please see our
287:
1341:
575:
664:
79:
1281:
1346:
1291:
551:
44:
1336:
1326:
660:
647:
608:
480:
470:
85:
1331:
1237:
1190:
542:
503:
737:
1276:
446:
99:
30:
1321:
921:
809:
230:
168:
104:
20:
135:
1022:
805:
801:
797:
793:
789:
785:
781:
777:
773:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
74:
296:
65:
433:
410:
242:
185:
818:
253:
129:
1130:
1018:
728:
1241:
1194:
1161:
1048:
967:
109:
125:
1007:
445:
history on
Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
652:
302:
528:
175:
903:
873:
273:
1136:
907:
877:
161:
55:
550:
on
Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
1129:
You'll still need reliable sources to back up that claim. I'm sure you can find one somewhere. ⸺(
963:
824:
534:
258:
70:
518:
497:
1003:
998:
Opening a question regarding linking Roman
Numerals with sequences, and the Knowledge article
983:
51:
839:
820:
756:
255:
141:
633:
425:
404:
1255:
1234:
1219:
929:
917:
892:
857:
I'm new so I can't edit but there is a spelling error where the page says 'the
Spanish
656:
655:
interested in improving the encyclopaedic coverage and content of articles relating to
639:
24:
1270:
979:
442:
1187:... and there are also instances of IIIIII and XXXXXX substituting for VI or LX.
547:
719:
629:
524:
1251:
1230:
1215:
999:
925:
888:
1183:... and there are instances such as IIIIII and XXXXXX rather than VI or LX.
822:
336:
315:
257:
659:
on
Knowledge. If you would like to help out, you are welcome to drop by
1259:
1245:
1223:
1198:
1139:
1026:
1011:
987:
971:
933:
911:
896:
881:
623:
602:
922:
Talk:Roman numerals/Archive 10#Using
Unicode points for numerals?
438:
437:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the city of
1149:
1036:
825:
750:
714:
267:
259:
15:
861:(not XVIII siglo) mean "18 century"' instead of the Spanish
352:. If you need assistance from a classicist, please see our
160:
546:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
1312:Mid-importance Classical Greece and Rome articles
33:for general discussion of the article's subject.
1317:All WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome pages
1297:Knowledge level-4 vital articles in Mathematics
872:If someone could edit this that would be great
362:Knowledge:WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome
1090:Please indicate such ambiguities in the page
365:Template:WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome
833:This page has archives. Sections older than
174:
8:
1307:C-Class Classical Greece and Rome articles
738:"Library Clock Has 'IIII' Instead of 'IV'"
597:
492:
399:
310:
1357:Knowledge pages referenced by the press
1287:Knowledge vital articles in Mathematics
1100:
645:This article falls within the scope of
599:
494:
401:
312:
271:
1352:Low-importance Writing system articles
1069:Please see MCM and read right to left
843:when more than 5 sections are present.
1302:C-Class vital articles in Mathematics
1235:Roman numerals § Other additive forms
957:for 999 is used in crossword puzzles.
954:
950:
673:Knowledge:WikiProject Writing systems
345:WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome
7:
978:subtracts" idea is in modern times.
676:Template:WikiProject Writing systems
540:This article is within the scope of
431:This article is within the scope of
342:This article is within the scope of
1146:Edit request § Other additive forms
301:It is of interest to the following
23:for discussing improvements to the
1342:High-priority mathematics articles
1017:What, or where, is your question?
368:Classical Greece and Rome articles
14:
837:may be automatically archived by
729:mentioned by a media organization
560:Knowledge:WikiProject Mathematics
1282:Knowledge level-4 vital articles
1204:
1153:
1121:
1040:
755:
740:. AP Strange News. July 2, 2004.
718:
632:
622:
601:
563:Template:WikiProject Mathematics
527:
517:
496:
424:
403:
335:
314:
281:
272:
241:
45:Click here to start a new topic.
1347:C-Class Writing system articles
1033:Edit request for roman numerals
693:This article has been rated as
580:This article has been rated as
475:This article has been rated as
382:This article has been rated as
1292:C-Class level-4 vital articles
1:
1260:17:27, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
1246:23:50, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
1224:23:08, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
1199:22:52, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
1140:17:13, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
1027:12:12, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
1012:11:36, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
944:Supposed crossword puzzle use
554:and see a list of open tasks.
449:and see a list of open tasks.
42:Put new text under old text.
1337:C-Class mathematics articles
1327:Mid-importance Rome articles
988:15:24, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
972:05:42, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
1176:to reactivate your request.
1164:has been answered. Set the
1063:to reactivate your request.
1051:has been answered. Set the
648:WikiProject Writing systems
50:New to Knowledge? Welcome!
1373:
1332:All WikiProject Rome pages
699:project's importance scale
481:project's importance scale
455:Knowledge:WikiProject Rome
388:project's importance scale
934:12:08, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
912:01:33, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
897:10:15, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
882:08:33, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
692:
617:
579:
512:
474:
458:Template:WikiProject Rome
419:
381:
359:Classical Greece and Rome
330:
322:Classical Greece and Rome
309:
80:Be welcoming to newcomers
1116:Thank you for listening!
663:and/or leave a query at
586:project's priority scale
679:Writing system articles
665:the project’s talk page
543:WikiProject Mathematics
1277:C-Class vital articles
918:Roman numerals#Unicode
865:(not XVIII siglo) mean
727:This article has been
75:avoid personal attacks
1322:C-Class Rome articles
288:level-4 vital article
235:Auto-archiving period
100:Neutral point of view
566:mathematics articles
105:No original research
1019:Martin of Sheffield
535:Mathematics portal
297:content assessment
86:dispute resolution
47:
1180:
1179:
1127:Not done for now:
1067:
1066:
847:
846:
749:
748:
713:
712:
709:
708:
705:
704:
596:
595:
592:
591:
491:
490:
487:
486:
398:
397:
394:
393:
266:
265:
66:Assume good faith
43:
1364:
1212:
1208:
1207:
1171:
1167:
1157:
1156:
1150:
1125:
1124:
1108:
1105:
1058:
1054:
1044:
1043:
1037:
956:
952:
842:
826:
759:
751:
741:
722:
715:
681:
680:
677:
674:
671:
661:the project page
642:
637:
636:
626:
619:
618:
613:
605:
598:
568:
567:
564:
561:
558:
537:
532:
531:
521:
514:
513:
508:
500:
493:
463:
462:
459:
456:
453:
434:WikiProject Rome
428:
421:
420:
415:
407:
400:
370:
369:
366:
363:
360:
339:
332:
331:
326:
318:
311:
294:
285:
284:
277:
276:
268:
260:
246:
245:
236:
179:
178:
164:
95:Article policies
16:
1372:
1371:
1367:
1366:
1365:
1363:
1362:
1361:
1267:
1266:
1205:
1203:
1169:
1165:
1154:
1148:
1122:
1118:
1113:
1112:
1111:
1106:
1102:
1087:
1083:
1078:
1056:
1052:
1041:
1035:
996:
946:
855:
838:
827:
821:
764:
745:
744:
736:
732:
678:
675:
672:
670:Writing systems
669:
668:
657:writing systems
638:
631:
611:
609:Writing systems
565:
562:
559:
556:
555:
533:
526:
506:
460:
457:
454:
451:
450:
413:
367:
364:
361:
358:
357:
324:
295:on Knowledge's
292:
282:
262:
261:
256:
233:
121:
116:
115:
114:
91:
61:
12:
11:
5:
1370:
1368:
1360:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1269:
1268:
1265:
1264:
1263:
1262:
1189:
1188:
1186:
1184:
1182:
1178:
1177:
1158:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1142:
1117:
1114:
1110:
1109:
1099:
1098:
1094:
1085:
1081:
1076:
1065:
1064:
1045:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1029:
995:
992:
991:
990:
959:
958:
945:
942:
941:
940:
939:
938:
937:
936:
869:"18 century".
854:
853:Spelling error
851:
849:
845:
844:
832:
829:
828:
823:
819:
817:
814:
813:
766:
765:
760:
754:
747:
746:
743:
742:
733:
726:
725:
723:
711:
710:
707:
706:
703:
702:
695:Low-importance
691:
685:
684:
682:
644:
643:
640:Writing portal
627:
615:
614:
612:Low‑importance
606:
594:
593:
590:
589:
578:
572:
571:
569:
552:the discussion
539:
538:
522:
510:
509:
501:
489:
488:
485:
484:
477:Mid-importance
473:
467:
466:
464:
447:the discussion
429:
417:
416:
414:Mid‑importance
408:
396:
395:
392:
391:
384:Mid-importance
380:
374:
373:
371:
340:
328:
327:
325:Mid‑importance
319:
307:
306:
300:
278:
264:
263:
254:
252:
251:
248:
247:
181:
180:
118:
117:
113:
112:
107:
102:
93:
92:
90:
89:
82:
77:
68:
62:
60:
59:
48:
39:
38:
35:
34:
28:
25:Roman numerals
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1369:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1274:
1272:
1261:
1257:
1253:
1249:
1248:
1247:
1243:
1239:
1238:24.19.113.134
1236:
1232:
1228:
1227:
1226:
1225:
1221:
1217:
1211:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1192:
1191:24.19.113.134
1185:→ change to →
1175:
1172:parameter to
1163:
1159:
1152:
1151:
1145:
1141:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1128:
1120:
1119:
1115:
1104:
1101:
1097:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1079:
1073:
1070:
1062:
1059:parameter to
1050:
1046:
1039:
1038:
1032:
1028:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1015:
1014:
1013:
1009:
1005:
1001:
993:
989:
985:
981:
976:
975:
974:
973:
969:
965:
964:Imaginatorium
949:The notation
948:
947:
943:
935:
931:
927:
923:
919:
915:
914:
913:
909:
905:
900:
899:
898:
894:
890:
886:
885:
884:
883:
879:
875:
870:
868:
864:
860:
852:
850:
841:
836:
831:
830:
816:
815:
812:
811:
807:
803:
799:
795:
791:
787:
783:
779:
775:
772:
768:
767:
763:
758:
753:
752:
739:
735:
734:
730:
724:
721:
717:
716:
700:
696:
690:
687:
686:
683:
666:
662:
658:
654:
650:
649:
641:
635:
630:
628:
625:
621:
620:
616:
610:
607:
604:
600:
587:
583:
582:High-priority
577:
574:
573:
570:
553:
549:
545:
544:
536:
530:
525:
523:
520:
516:
515:
511:
507:High‑priority
505:
502:
499:
495:
482:
478:
472:
469:
468:
465:
461:Rome articles
448:
444:
443:ancient Roman
440:
436:
435:
430:
427:
423:
422:
418:
412:
409:
406:
402:
389:
385:
379:
376:
375:
372:
355:
351:
347:
346:
341:
338:
334:
333:
329:
323:
320:
317:
313:
308:
304:
298:
290:
289:
279:
275:
270:
269:
250:
249:
244:
240:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
189:
187:
183:
182:
177:
173:
170:
167:
163:
159:
155:
152:
149:
146:
143:
140:
137:
134:
131:
127:
124:
123:Find sources:
120:
119:
111:
110:Verifiability
108:
106:
103:
101:
98:
97:
96:
87:
83:
81:
78:
76:
72:
69:
67:
64:
63:
57:
53:
52:Learn to edit
49:
46:
41:
40:
37:
36:
32:
26:
22:
18:
17:
1209:
1202:
1181:
1173:
1162:edit request
1131:
1126:
1103:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1080:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1060:
1049:edit request
1004:NoelveNoelve
997:
960:
871:
866:
862:
858:
856:
848:
834:
769:
761:
694:
646:
581:
541:
476:
432:
383:
350:project page
343:
303:WikiProjects
286:
238:
184:
171:
165:
157:
150:
144:
138:
132:
122:
94:
19:This is the
953:for 499 or
863:siglo XVIII
859:siglo XVIII
840:ClueBot III
653:WikiProject
557:Mathematics
548:mathematics
504:Mathematics
148:free images
31:not a forum
1271:Categories
1229:Ok thanks
1166:|answered=
1107:no sources
1096:References
1053:|answered=
1000:Sequences
994:Sequences
904:Taftaloka
874:Taftaloka
354:talk page
291:is rated
88:if needed
71:Be polite
21:talk page
1210:Not done
1137:staplers
835:180 days
762:Archives
239:180Â days
186:Archives
56:get help
29:This is
27:article.
980:Spitzak
697:on the
584:on the
479:on the
386:on the
293:C-class
154:WPÂ refs
142:scholar
1132:Random
299:scale.
126:Google
1231:@NebY
1170:|ans=
1160:This
1072:MCM
1057:|ans=
1047:This
771:Index
280:This
191:Index
169:JSTOR
130:books
84:Seek
1256:talk
1252:NebY
1242:talk
1220:talk
1216:NebY
1195:talk
1086:-100
1077:1100
1023:talk
1008:talk
984:talk
968:talk
930:talk
926:NebY
920:and
916:See
908:talk
893:talk
889:NebY
878:talk
651:, a
576:High
452:Rome
441:and
439:Rome
411:Rome
162:FENS
136:news
73:and
1168:or
1084:or
1082:100
1055:or
867:ing
689:Low
471:Mid
378:Mid
176:TWL
1273::
1258:)
1244:)
1222:)
1197:)
1174:no
1061:no
1025:)
1010:)
1002:.
986:)
970:)
955:IM
951:ID
932:)
924:.
910:)
895:)
880:)
810:10
808:,
804:,
800:,
796:,
792:,
788:,
784:,
780:,
776:,
237::
231:10
229:,
225:,
221:,
217:,
213:,
209:,
205:,
201:,
197:,
193:,
156:)
54:;
1254:(
1240:(
1218:(
1193:(
1135:)
1075:M
1021:(
1006:(
982:(
966:(
928:(
906:(
891:(
876:(
806:9
802:8
798:7
794:6
790:5
786:4
782:3
778:2
774:1
731::
701:.
667:.
588:.
483:.
390:.
356:.
305::
227:9
223:8
219:7
215:6
211:5
207:4
203:3
199:2
195:1
188::
172:·
166:·
158:·
151:·
145:·
139:·
133:·
128:(
58:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.