Roman numerals are a numeral system which was used in Ancient Rome. It uses letters instead of numbers to represent values. You may have seen Roman numerals on clocks and on TV or film credits.

Welcome to Super Bowl LIX. That's Super Bowl 59 for those untrained in Roman numerals, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Philadelphia Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in New Orleans.

However, one unique feature that stands out every year is using Roman numerals instead of regular, traditional numbers when identifying which one we are speaking of. This practice began with Super ...

Given the lack of historical ties between the USA and the Romans, it might seem strange that an iconic American event uses Roman numerals. However, there is a very understandable reason for this.

Super Bowl 59, officially known as Super Bowl LIX, will kick off on Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. ET from New Orleans' Superdome. The use of Roman numerals in the event's name is a tradition that ...

But the league doesn't use just any numbers. It uses Roman numerals, a rarely used counting system introduced thousands of years ago. The Roman numerals are visible in the Super Bowl logo and a ...