Then we get to how they're written: it starts with the biggest number, and the Is (ones) go up to three (like LIII equals 53) or they get added on to V (5) to make six (VI), seven (VII) or eight ...

When writing bigger numbers in Roman numerals, you can use these symbols: L: 50; C: 100; D: 500; M: 1,000; This year's Super Bowl is LIX. To understand the Roman numeral, consider that L equals 50.

The letter "I" represents a single number. However, roman numerals are read left-to-right, meaning a one in front of a "V" would translate to four. "L" stands for 50 and "C" stands for 100.