Roman Numbers Help !!!!!?

Question

I would like my birthday converted to roman numbers so i can have it as a tattoo but don't know where to start any help will do.

thanks for the help my birthday is 27 5 1982

Answer 1

Some of you also forgot the roman numeral for a multiplication of a thousand which is an numeral with a horizontal line over it, not that that would help with birthdays but hey ;)

The Romans used a system of subtractive notation, whereby a number can be represented by subtracting the preceding numeral from the one immediately after it. This is usually when there are more than 3 numerals used to represent one number.

I(1) can be used to subtract from V(5) and X(10) but nothing higher.
V cannot be used to subtract any numeral.
X can be used to subtract from L(50), and C(100)
L cannot be used to subtract any numeral.
C can be used to subtract from D(500), and M(1000)
D cannot be used to subtract any numeral.
M is the highest you'll have to deal with in your lifetime :)

For example;

4 is written IV and not IIII.

9 is written IX, and not VIIII.

49 is written XLIX, and not XXXXVIIII, or just IL.

349 is written CCCXLIX, not CCCIL

498 is written CDXCVIII, not IID

999 is written CMXCIX, not IM.

Roman numerals are not too diffucult to pick up, many people do not understand them as they have almost no practical application in modern day life, and so there's no point teaching it.

A quick birthday roman numeral guide for you:

Any birthdays within these decades need just
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX (1-9) written afterwards;

(1890s) MDCCCXC
(1900s) MCM
(1910s) MCMX
(1920s) MCMXX
(1930s) MCMXXX
(1940s) MCMXL
(1950s) MCML
(1960s) MCMLX
(1970s) MCMLXX
(1980s) MCMLXXX
(1990s) MCMXC
(2000s) MM

My birthday would be MCMLXXXII (1982)

Phew...I deserve some kind of nobel prize after that or at least a best answer! ;)

Answer 2

arabic number => roman number
27 => XXVII
5 => V
1982 => MCMLXXXII

Answer 3

a million- I 2- II 3- III 4- IV 5- V 6- VI 7-VII 8- VIII 9- IX 10- X 11- XI 12- XII 13- XIII 14- XIV 15- XV sixteen- XVI 17- XVII 18- XVIII 19- XIX 20- XX I skill a million V skill 5 X skill 10 (there are greater for fifty, a hundred, 500, one thousand and so on, yet it incredibly isn't substantial now) III skill 3 because of the fact it is 3 1s. IV skill 4 because of the fact its I (a million) until now V (5) XIX skill 19 because of the fact it is X (10) and 9 (IX) desire this facilitates

Answer 4

It would help if we knew your birthday...

You may want to use the Julian calendar, which was the one used during the Roman Empire.
Here's a calculator to change your birthdate from Gregorian (modern calendar) to Modified Julian:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/#juliancalendar


The basic units of Roman numerals are
I = 1
V = 5
X = 10
L = 50
C = 100
D = 500
M = 1000

This year, 2007, would be written MMVII, or 1000 + 1000 + 5 + 1 + 1.


EDIT: Okay, thanks for providing your birthdate info.

Your standard (Gregorian) birthdate would be written as XXVII-V-MCMLXXXII.
Your modified Julian birthdate, 45116, would be written as X¯L¯V¯CXIV, except the bars should be directly over the XLV.

Answer 5

When were you born?
MCML is 1950. For every 10 years after that, put an X (MCMLXX=70). A 5 is V. A 1 is I. So, if you were born in 1983 you would be MCMLXXXIII.
It would be easier if you told us what your birth year is.

Answer 6

I - single number, e.g II = 2
X - ten
V - 5

you add them to make larger or smaller numbers, so for instance, the number 4 would be IV as its one before 5. and 6 would VI because its one after 5.

thats about all i can remember! xxx

Answer 7

27 5 1982 = XXVII-V-MCMLXXXII
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Answer 8

Well what is your birthday?? If you wrote it in MM-DD-YYYY format or something like that, you could put it in Roman Numerals.

July 19, 1974 would be 7 19 1974 or VII-XIX-MCMLXXIV

Answer 9

27 is XXVII
5 is V
1982 is MCMLXXXII
Hope this helps.

Answer 10

I - 1
V - 5
X - 10
L - 50
C - 100
D - 500
M - 1000
are all the roman numerals

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Symbols