What number is the Super Bowl this year? In Roman numerals, LV equals 55. Roman numerals amount to addition and subtraction problems once you know what the individual symbols/letters represent.

In the 6th century BCE, the Greek alphabet used 24 letters. To make numbers, the Greeks added three more symbols ( accounts differ as to whether these were resurrected older letters or newly designed ...

Roman numerals, a system developed around 500 BC, use letters to represent numbers. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.

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.

Although the numeral system of Ancient Rome began to fall out of use in favor of Arabic numerals around the 14th century, there are still a few instances in which Roman numerals are commonly used ...

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.

That game will be identified in the historical record by its Roman number: LVIII, or 58. For much, but not all, of the league’s history, the championship game has been tied to its Roman number ...

The Roman numeral for “50" is simply “L” which is not a particularly positive symbol especially in sports. Also just “L” has an awkward look to it, not befitting of the Super Bowl’s 50th anniversary.

The Roman-numeral system is a symbolic form of tallying, with sequences of letters representing the count. Addition or subtraction of Roman numerals is straightforward: V + V + I = VVI, or simply XI.

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 ...