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.

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 ...

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Bob Moore, historian for the Kansas City Chiefs told the Associated Press in 2012, “the Roman numerals made it much more important.” After all, the fledgling game at the time was the ...

As a result, that's where the Roman numerals come in. Providing a little more fancy look to the branding, they can be a little confusing to understand. Here's your guide to the Super Bowl number ...

But, you may have wondered, why isn’t it just Super Bowl 59? Bob Moore, historian for the Kansas City Chiefs told the Associated Press in 2012, “the Roman numerals made it much more important.” After ...

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Halsted A&A Foundation With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a warrior’s helmet upon her swept hair, Athena, as depicted in a Roman statue from the ...

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