Super Bowl LIX kicks off on Sunday. What number is that, though? Here's how to use Roman numerals and why the NFL uses them ...

Super Bowl week is back, which means Roman numerals are once again at the forefront of the public consciousness. As one of ...

It’s the thing that comes up every darn year: the number of the Super Bowl is written in Roman numerals, which is quite the ...

Roman numerals use different combinations of the ... So, while three would be III, six would be VI as a way to make an efficient combination of letters. For this year, here is how you get LIX ...

To prevent any mix-ups, the Super Bowl is identified in Roman numerals, rather than the year in Arabic numerals (yep, the number system we all use comes from the ancient Arab world ). This system ...

Roman numerals, a system developed around 500 BC ... For example, VI means six. If a symbol is placed before a symbol of greater value, you subtract its value from the greater symbol.

Roman numerals use different combinations of the ... So, while three would be III, six would be VI as a way to make an efficient combination of letters. For this year, here is how you get LIX ...