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The creation of roman numerals was a long one. As the Roman empire developed they needed a method to count that was more than 10 fingers so they developed a system using the hand with numeric symbols. An example of this would be I stood for a single finger while V was for the whole hand, and X for both hands. Trade required a means of math and so did the construction of roads and buildings. So, there is no exact date that can be given for this development.

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