by whiteoctave » Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:31 am
there was not, as far as i know, every any introduction of 'abstract' symbols so as to represent numbers, rather letters of the Greek alphabet were used, in either case, with various dashes. the system is quite simple, and letters are assigned in alphabetical order, and in consulting a half decent Greek grammar, the scheme should be laid out. one of the more interesting things about this method is that some letters that dropped out from the letter alphabet where they represented phonemes, still remain strong in numerical representation. i have not seen Roman numerals in greek, though they surely exist, but presumably either in official inscriptions demanded by the Romans or in the late period of their domination by Rome and thereafter.
~D