数字与罗马数字互相转换
Numbers above 3,999 use vinculum notation: a line above a numeral multiplies its value by 1,000.
So ICCCXXIII = 1,000,323.
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Why the NFL Chose Roman Numerals
When the Super Bowl started in 1967, the game was played in January but belonged to the previous season. Calling it "the 1966 championship played in 1967" was confusing. Roman numerals solved this elegantly: Super Bowl I, II, III. No year confusion, and it made the event feel like something ancient and important. Marketing genius disguised as tradition.
Read more →A Font for Importance
The most practical thing about Roman numerals, in the end, is that they look good on stuff. The Roman Empire's number system outlived the empire by 1,500 years and counting. Not because it's useful, but because it's beautiful. Those seven impractical letters persist wherever we want to say: this matters, this is enduring.
Read more →罗马数字从何而来?
人们认为罗马数字起源于手势和计数标记。笔画I代表一根手指,V代表拇指和手指之间表示五的间隔,X代表交叉的双手表示十。字母L、C、D和M来自希腊字母chi、theta和phi的变体,分别代表50、100、500和1,000。随着时间推移,这些标记演变成了今天人们所熟知的拉丁字母。罗马字母表中没有0,因为数字0的概念直到印度在大约公元600年 / 10600 HE发明之后才完全发展起来。