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Why did the Romans use letters for their numerals instead of numbers?

April 26, 2017letters Numbers numerals Romans

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Why did the Romans use letters for their numerals instead of numbers?

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They used numerals because that was the system which they gradually developed over a long period of time. If someone had introduced them to the current system of numbers they would probably have used that instead, they just didn’t know about it.