roman

Everyday

1. Connected with ancient Rome, a powerful empire long ago around the Mediterranean Sea. tree →
2. A person from ancient Rome or from the city of Rome today. tree →
3. "roman" with a small r: ordinary upright print, not italic. tree →
4. A Roman candle is a firework that shoots out bright sparks and balls of fire. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons pupils learn about the Romans: their roads, baths, soldiers and buildings, and Hadrian's Wall in Britain. In maths, Roman numerals are I, V, X, L, C, D and M. Phrases: Roman numerals, the Roman Empire, Roman soldiers, Roman roads.

Examples

• The Romans built long straight roads. tree →
• Roman soldiers were called legionaries. tree →
• We are learning to read Roman numerals. tree →
• In Roman numerals, X means ten. tree →
• The clock has Roman numerals on its face. tree →
• Hadrian's Wall was built by the Romans. tree →
• The Roman Empire was huge. tree →
• “Nonsense!” said the Roman Candle, “Romance never dies. tree →

Note

Usually written with a capital R. Roman numerals: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1000. A smaller numeral before a bigger one is taken away: IV = 4, IX = 9; after it is added: VI = 6, XI = 11. There is no Roman numeral for zero.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Writers linking the letters to old number systems compare early Roman, Greek and South-Arabian ways of marking numbers. In the primary lessons: In history lessons pupils learn about the Romans: their roads, baths, soldiers and buildings, and Hadrian's Wall in Britain. In maths, Roman numerals are I, V, X, L, C, D and M. Phrases: Roman numerals, the Roman Empire, Roman soldiers, Roman roads.

Examples

• Indeed, the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 were originally indicated by such a series of strokes, as is well known to all familiar with the old Roman, Greek, and South-Arabian systems of notation. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Usually written with a capital R. Roman numerals: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1000. A smaller numeral before a bigger one is taken away: IV = 4, IX = 9; after it is added: VI = 6, XI = 11. There is no Roman numeral for zero.