The Ides of March, the Kalends of February, the Nones of November. All of these dates are Roman style, and mysterious if you don’t know how the Romans reckoned their dates. We owe a lot of our calendar to the Romans. This video covers the strange, traditional methods of the Romans in marking their dates.
The Origin of Roman Numerals
Where did Roman numerals come from? This video investigates this question and gives the current accepted theory. Hint: it’s all Etruscan, baby.
Roman Numerals
We see Roman numerals everywhere, from Super Bowls to popes. This video is a short introduction to Roman numerals, including how to add and even multiply with them.