Holding up five fingers looked like a "v" to the Romans and when you hold up two of those together you get "x." Now you'll never forget what these Roman numerals mean!
*According to my Latin teacher, this is legit.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Finger Counting
Roman numerals came about because of finger counting. It seems obvious for 1, 2, and 3 (I, II, III), but what about 5 and 10? I mean a "v" and an "x" don't seem like fingers. Ha! Look below.
Holding up five fingers looked like a "v" to the Romans and when you hold up two of those together you get "x." Now you'll never forget what these Roman numerals mean!
*According to my Latin teacher, this is legit.
Holding up five fingers looked like a "v" to the Romans and when you hold up two of those together you get "x." Now you'll never forget what these Roman numerals mean!
*According to my Latin teacher, this is legit.
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I always wished that I had Latin in High School instead of Spanish. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog by the way.
Will, Thanks! I appreciate it.
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