The building that was the Old Post Office and Clock Tower was completed in 1899 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Like many clock faces, its uses four I’s instead of IV ...

Roman numerals are, by modern standards, a bit unusual. By virtue of using designations for both 5 and 10, and not scaling well to higher numbers, they’ve fallen out of favor outside of some … ...

Why do some analog clocks with Roman numerals have '4' as 'IV,' while others have 'IIII'? This is one of those questions where no one seems to have a definitive answer, and probably no one ever will.

Do you want to win a bet? Ask someone to draw the face of an old grandfather clock with the Roman numerals placed correctly. Most of the numbers are easy — either IIII or IV is correct as the ...

How to read Roman numerals. Roman numerals use the letters of the alphabet, which are then used in combination the higher the number. The symbols for numbers 1-10 are as follows: ...

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.

In the Super Bowl era, there’s one exception to the Roman numeral rule: Super Bowl 50 decided the champion of the 2015 season, with the Denver Broncos defeating the Carolina Panthers 24-10. “50" in ...

It's helpful to think of Roman numerals as a math equation. When you use numerals to write out a number, you're basically using the symbols at your disposal to add up to the desired number.

While Roman numerals (unsurprisingly) date back to ancient Rome, they are used in many facets of society beyond the Super Bowl, including on clocks, watches and to identify kings, queens and popes.