From ca35cbdc238ece9ea4dacc73c4a8d88b6584423f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anil Bas Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 09:17:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added the definition & explanatory sheet (#22186) --- guide/english/mathematics/roman-numerals/index.md | 9 +++------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/guide/english/mathematics/roman-numerals/index.md b/guide/english/mathematics/roman-numerals/index.md index 78c557b52d..6611907ae5 100644 --- a/guide/english/mathematics/roman-numerals/index.md +++ b/guide/english/mathematics/roman-numerals/index.md @@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ title: Roman Numerals --- ## Roman Numerals -This is a stub. Help our community expand it. +The [numeric system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeric_system) represented by **Roman numerals** originated in [ancient Rome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome) and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the [Late Middle Ages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Middle_Ages). Numbers in this system are represented by combinations of letters from the [Latin alphabet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_alphabet). Roman numerals, as used today, are based on seven symbols. -This quick style guide will help ensure your pull request gets accepted. - - + #### More Information: - - +[Wikipedia: Roman numerals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals)