Post by rifkin on Jun 15, 2006 15:20:32 GMT -5
Today we would write the roman numeral 4 as IV
but in ancient Rome, they would write 4 as IIII
Why?
IV is the first 2 letters in Jupiter and using it for numbers was considered disrespectful.
but in ancient Rome, they would write 4 as IIII
Why?
IV is the first 2 letters in Jupiter and using it for numbers was considered disrespectful.
