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 ...

Ever looked at a clock and wondered what those weird symbols mean? Or seen "MCMLXIV" on an old building cornerstone and felt completely baffled? You're staring at Roman numerals—the ancient numbering ...

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, ...

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 ...

Super Bowl Sunday puts the Roman numeral knowledge of football fans to the test once a year. Perhaps the biggest game on the sports calendar every year draws a massive amount of viewers—many of whom ...

"Super Bowl" wasn't the original name. The Roman numerals thing is on purpose. A lot of people watch the Super Bowl. Really, a lot. Rihanna is performing at halftime. Also, the Kansas City Chiefs are ...

This year's version of the NFL's biggest game is Super Bowl LIX — or Super Bowl 59, if you're not well versed in Roman numerals. Unlike the other major American sports leagues, the NFL uses numerals ...

What’s up, patricians? It’s your boy Jasoninus Titus Clearianus, comin’ at ya live from Ephesus with not VI, not IX, but a whopping XII reasons why we should be ignoring those newfangled Arabic ...

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 ...