They are easier to use then the Roman numerals. And the Roman number system did not contain a zero. This made it difficult for them to develop many mathematical concepts.
Tradition, and also because Roman numerals are more recognisable than ancient Greek numerals.
One rule of Roman numerals is you cannot have more than 3 of the same letter in a row.
In todays modern notation of Roman numerals it is MCMXCV but the ancient Romans would have wrote the equivalent of 1995 quite differently than we do today
In todays modern notation of Roman numerals 1948 = MCMXLVIII But the ancient Romans would have wrote it out differently than how we do it today
Roman numerals were made just for the same reason as Arabic numerals we are using now.Romans needed some characters to record quantities, dates, taxes etc.So they invented their own system. Bear in mind that roman numerals are older than Arabic ones.
Tradition, and also because Roman numerals are more recognisable than ancient Greek numerals.
In Roman numerals D = 500 so 8 more than D = 508, which in Roman numerals is DVIII.
One rule of Roman numerals is you cannot have more than 3 of the same letter in a row.
40 in roman numerals is XL (10 less than 50) and 60 is LX (10 more than 50).
In todays modern notation of Roman numerals it is MCMXCV but the ancient Romans would have wrote the equivalent of 1995 quite differently than we do today
This is not a number since "H" is not a Roman Numeral, and the Romans did not have more than 3 consecutive identical numerals together!
In todays modern notation of Roman numerals 1948 = MCMXLVIII But the ancient Romans would have wrote it out differently than how we do it today
Roman numerals were made just for the same reason as Arabic numerals we are using now.Romans needed some characters to record quantities, dates, taxes etc.So they invented their own system. Bear in mind that roman numerals are older than Arabic ones.
Today's conventional conversion of 2459 into Roman numerals is MMCDLIX.But more than likely the Romans themselves would have written it as: MMCCCCLVIIII.
In Roman numerals, X represents the number 10. Therefore, to express the number 19 in Roman numerals, we combine X (10) with IX (9), which is one less than X. Therefore, XIX is the Roman numeral representation of 19.
IV is the roman numerals equivalent of the number 4. It "means" one less than five.
Roman numerals gradually went out of general usage in the Middle Ages which was when the Hindu-Arabic numeral system was beginning to be used more often than the Roman numeral system.