Roman Style

The Romans used only 7 letters to represent all numbers . . .
I = 1 V = 5 X = 10 L = 50 C = 100 D = 500 M = 1000
Letters are placed before or after each other to lower or increase their value.
IX = 9 MXI = 1011 MCMLXXXVIII = 1988 IIMM = 1998
On the other hand, The Roman Language is based on the Latin alphabet. The Romans spoke Latin. These are the letters of the Roman alphabet . . . The letters K, Y and Z weren't used very often. The letter J was the same as I, and U the same as V.
Roman Schools Rome didn't have any public schools. Most children went to private school or studied at home.Their subjects were reading, writing, and arithmetic. In many homes, the slaves taught the children. Before the age of fourteen, they studied Latin and Greek.