Super Bowl week is back, which means Roman numerals are once again at the forefront of the public consciousness. As one of ...

Super Bowl LIX kicks off on Sunday. What number is that, though? Here's how to use Roman numerals and why the NFL uses them ...

Why does the NFL use Roman numerals to identify the Super Bowl? What you need to know about Super Bowl XLI and its history: ...

It’s the thing that comes up every darn year: the number of the Super Bowl is written in Roman numerals, which is quite the ...

As we prepare for the 59th edition of the National Football League final, we study why the league adopted the old numerals ...

The use of Roman numerals in the event's name is a tradition that dates back more than fifty years. It serves both practical ...

Here's everything you need to know about Roman numerals, why the Super Bowl uses them and what LIX means. The Roman numeral system was created around 500 BC, according to encyclopedia.com.

Since early in the game’s history, the NFL has labeled almost every Super Bowl with a Roman numeral (more on that later) to ...

Here's everything you need to know about Roman numerals, why the Super Bowl uses them and what LIX means. This season's NFL championship game — Super Bowl LIX — is Super Bowl 59. The Roman ...

To prevent any mix-ups, the Super Bowl is identified in Roman numerals, rather than the year in Arabic numerals (yep, the number system we all use comes from the ancient Arab world ). This system ...