Symbols
Herbalists' Symbols


Greek Alphabet



The Roman Language


A |

B |

C |

D |

E |

F |

G |

H |

I |

J |

K |

L |

M |

N |

O |

P |

Q |

R |

S |

T |

U |

V |

W |

X |

Y |

Z |
Our alphabet 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 Numerals

The Romans used only 7 letters to represent all numbers . . .
I
I = 1 |
V
V = 5 |
X
X = 10 |
L
L = 50 |
C
C = 100 |
D
D = 500 |
M
M = 1000 |
Letters are placed before or after each other to lower or increase their value.
IX =9 |
MXI = 1011 |
MCMLXXXVIII = 1988 |
MMVI = 2006 |
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