(NEXSTAR) – Aside from fancy timepieces and the occasional film franchise, Roman numerals are rarely used over Arabic numbers in modern American culture. Of course, there’s one other major exception: ...

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 ...

After an exciting round of Championship games, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are set to meet in Super Bowl LIX on February 9 in New Orleans. While this is the time of year for fun ...

Got that? Good. Then we get to how they're written: it starts with the biggest number, and the Is (ones) go up to three (like LIII equals 53) or they get added on to V (5) to make six (VI), seven (VII ...

On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will take the field at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada for the biggest game of the season: the Super Bowl. That game will be ...

I’m not a big football fan, but I’m looking forward to the Super Bowl this year. So is most of the nation, if last year’s viewership of 96.4 million people is any indication. For one brief evening on ...

Thanks for your informative piece on the Roman numerals on the Tomb of the Unknowns. Now can you explain to me why the 4 on my watch is denominated by IIII instead of IV, a fact I had not noticed ...

The history of the Super Bowl is rooted in the ancient Roman system for counting and it's actually aimed at easing fan confusion. We'll help break it down for you here. How many of us have seen the ...

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Why does the NFL use Roman numerals for the Super Bowl? This year’s NFL championship is officially known as “Super Bowl LVIII.” The letters LVIII are Roman numerals that mean “58,” so fans will hear ...