From dgw1@nyu.edu Sun Mar 3 15:33:26 2002 Received: from mailscan3.cac.washington.edu (mailscan3.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.15]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.01) with SMTP id g23NXPnJ046396 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 15:33:25 -0800 Received: FROM mxu2.u.washington.edu BY mailscan3.cac.washington.edu ; Sun Mar 03 15:33:24 2002 -0800 Received: from mx3.nyu.edu (MX3.NYU.EDU [128.122.108.104]) by mxu2.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.01) with ESMTP id g23NXOZB012195 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 15:33:24 -0800 Received: from computer (DIALN-ASYNC583.DIAL.NET.NYU.EDU [216.165.5.89]) by mx3.nyu.edu (Switch-2.2.1/Switch-2.2.0) with SMTP id g23NXLg02911 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:33:22 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <02fd01c1c30b$efe67900$c003a5d8@computer> From: "Diana Wright" To: "Classics" Subject: Roman Numerals Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:34:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02FA_01C1C2E2.06363DA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02FA_01C1C2E2.06363DA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have the feeling this is something that everyone knows except me. I was reading an inscription on a dignified building & got to wondering = how the Romans said their numbers. Like MCCCXXVII -- I say = em-cee-cee-cee-ex-ex-vee-ai-ai, but I'm fairly sure they didn't. DW ------=_NextPart_000_02FA_01C1C2E2.06363DA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have the feeling this is something = that everyone=20 knows except me.

I was reading an inscription on a = dignified=20 building & got to wondering how the Romans said their = numbers. =20 Like MCCCXXVII -- I say em-cee-cee-cee-ex-ex-vee-ai-ai, but I'm = fairly=20 sure they didn't.

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