Ancient Roman culture extended from approximately 750 b.c. to 476 a.d.. Home to a thriving trade center, Rome saw goods and money freely traded and bartered among merchants. Possibly as early as 750 b.c., the Roman numeral system was developed,...

The numeral system developed by the Romans was used by most Europeans for nearly 1800 years, far longer than the current Hindu-Arabic system has been in existence. Although the Roman numeral system provided for easy addition and subtraction, other...

Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. The system used in classical antiquity was slightly modified in the Middle Ages to produce the system we use today. It is based on certain letters which are...

I enjoyed your Dec. 31 front-page article on how to write 1999 in Roman numerals. Your research was a little weak, however. The ironclad rule is you can only subtract I from V or X, X from L or C, and C from D...

With the tension thicker than an offensive lineman's neck, the teams have gathered in their locker rooms. On the field, Tiny Tim is performing for the sellout crowd - or at least someone who looks like Tiny Tim from the 1,375th row of the...

Voters didn't mind that Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards was running a bit late Sunday — it gave them time to scrutinize the 77-page policy booklet printed by his campaign.Though many attendees at the town hall meeting came prepared with questions, others told the former...

If it wasn't for the scantily clad models promoting liquor companies, men's magazines and the occasional Spanish-language TV network, you'd think an Amway convention was on tap this weekend instead of the most overhyped sporting event on the planet.Whoever dubbed this the "most pious" Super...