Roman numerals, an ancient numbering system, persist in modern contexts like film credits and architecture. This system uses seven symbols with specific values, employing repetition and position to ...

"Presentations largely stand or fall on the quality, relevance, and integrity of the content," says Edward Tufte, professor emeritus at Yale University. Bullet points and Roman numeral outlines are ...

The Roman Empire might've fallen, but it didn't take their numbers down with it. Those pesky letters disguised as numbers still stick around to this day, normally wreaking havoc on people that just ...

When it comes to number prefixes or suffixes on the letters, IV could be read as "one less than four," or VIII can be read as "three more than five." So for example, XIV is 14 and XVII is 17. When it ...

The history of the Super Bowl is rooted in the ancient Roman system for counting and it's actually aimed at easing fan confusion. We'll help break it down for you here. How many of us have seen the ...

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. But many football fanatics and casual watchers may be wondering: What the heck does LIX mean? The NFL ...

TAMPA, Fla. — This is a no-judgment zone: It's OK if you've had to Google the "LV" in Super Bowl LV a couple of times already. Or maybe you did a few years ago when Super Bowl XLVIII was played. Would ...

The National Football League didn’t begin larding Roman numerals on to the Super Bowl until its fifth year, hoping to imbue its championship game with a certain chiseled-in-stone gravitas. The block ...

Super Bowl LIX is the 59th iteration of the NFL championship game. The NFL uses Roman numerals for the Super Bowl to avoid confusion since the champion is recognized for the year the season started, ...