they invented roman numerals because the roman guards were playing a game outside of the great Greece castle to do with lines and letters. they didn't no what they were doing but it turned into a system and now is known all around the world.
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∙ 14y agoThe Roman numeral system was based on the Etruscan numeral system with some modifications.
Not much in history is known about the mysterious Etruscan people who once ruled the Romans centuries before the rise of the Roman Empire.
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∙ 13y agoFor some information about the origins of the Roman system of numerals see related links.
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∙ 11y agoThey originated from the Etruscan numeral system and the Etruscans once ruled the Romans.
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The Etruscans did and they once ruled the Romans.
The ancient Egyptians used the decimal number system.
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The Etruscans did and they once ruled the Romans.
They were developed using a Roman system that worked out for pretty much all of the Romans
For herdsmen to keep a check on how many cattle or livestock they had. Counting, particularly for organizing their armies.
If the Roman had used the same numbers which are used in the Arabic number system then they would have been using the Arabic number system. The whole point is that they used a different system. The other half of the whole point is that the Roman empire fell before the Arabs and Hindus developed their number system. The Romans 'borrowed' their system from the Etruscans; they could not borrow what had not yet been invented.
The Mayan number system is vigesimal (based on twenties)The Roman number system is decimal (based on tens)
Arabs developed the number system (0,1,2,3,4) we use now. The Roman system (I, II, III, IV, V) wasn't as good, because there was no zero.
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The ancient Egyptians used the decimal number system.
The Roman numeral system was formed by the ancient Etruscans.
They have no zero.
Roman numerals were developed by the ancient Romans in the 3rd century BC. They were used as the primary number system in the Roman Empire and remained in common usage until the Middle Ages.
It is zero because it's not needed in the Roman numeral system.