No, the Romans used used numerals while we use numbers based on the Arabic system.
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the roman numeral at the base of the pyramid stand for : United states independence and the roman numerals MDCCLXXVI = 1776 THAT IS YOUR NUMBERS
On converting between Arabic and Roman Numbers ,we get : 485 IN ROMAN NUMERALS is written as : CDLXXXV
When Roman numbers reach 4 thousand, a BAR can be placed above a base number to indicate that it is a multiple of 1,000. Another method is to place the base number within parentheses to achieve the same goal.
Number systems used by ancient civilizations were not necessarily base 10. Roman numerals, for example, are base 5. Today most of the world uses Arabic numerals, which are base 10, but in the distant past different number systems were as common as different writing systems.
No. Egyptians did not invent numbers. Numbers used for counting were first used tens of thousands of years ago, before written history and thus before there are known civilizations. As for base or place number systems, the Myans are believed to be the first to create such a number system. It was base 60. Then the Egyptians invented a 10 base number system.