When the noble Roman of remote antiquity wanted to mark the number one he drew a single straight line or digit to represent the uplifted forefinger.

The “deception theory” of Roman numeral credits suggests that TV and movie studios simply don’t want you to know when their ...

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 tradition. But if you're here, you might be wondering: how do you read ...

Super Bowl week is back, which means Roman numerals are once again at the forefront of the public consciousness. As one of the only institutions that still uses Roman numerals, the NFL's choice ...

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 for the championship game.

"The Roman numerals were adopted to clarify any confusion that may occur because the NFL championship game — the Super Bowl — is played in the year following a chronologically recorded season.

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 for the championship game.

The Super Bowl began using Roman numerals in 1971 with Super Bowl V, introduced by Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt for added prestige. Roman numerals prevent confusion since the championship ...

Why does the NFL use Roman numerals to label each Super Bowl? It's been almost six decades since the first-ever Super Bowl (1967) but what if I told you the league didn't call it that until 1969?

Roman numerals. In addition to the logical use of Roman numerals, most sources agree that former Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt believed the use of Roman numerals would add to the sense of grandeur that ...

In addition, the idea to use Roman numerals for the Super Bowl is also credited to Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, who believed their use would add an element of grandeur to the NFL's ...

The use of Roman Numerals began with the fifth edition, Super Bowl V, in 1971. They remained every year up until Super Bowl 50, which would have been Super Bowl L, and returned the following year.