| 800 W More properly, the Greek , as W was a fairly new creation | Latin speakers in the west needed to learn Greek, Greek speakers in the east needed to learn Latin |
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| VI VII VIII IIX was used rarely in the Middle Ages | For more information continue reading by clicking on the thumpnail image below |
L LX LXIX LXX The abbreviation for the LXXVI LXXX XC XCIX As opposed to the "shortcut" way IC seen.
21| To cut it short Arabic Numerals refer to the decimal digits 0 to 9 | 200 H 250 E 300 B 400 P, G 500 Q Redundant with D, abbreviation for quingenti, Latin for 500 |
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| 150 Y Possibly derived from the lowercase y's shape | as clever as the romans were they had no numeral for 0 which meant their numbering system was cumbersome to say the least |