Latin Numerals

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Einhard
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Latin Numerals

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Salvete omnes,

I'm just wondering about the _ that appears over Latin numerals. My understanding is that they indicate ten thousand- thus MM with such a dash represents 20 000. Is this the case? If so, what number does VII with such a dash represent? 70 000?

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Einhard.

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Minimè, Einharde. Milies significat istud signum ( ¯ ).
No, the bar means multiplied by a thousand.
MM¯¯ (bar over the Ms) = 2 000 000
v¯īī = 7 000
Vide http://www.web40571.clarahost.co.uk/rom ... htm#larger
I'm writing in Latin hoping for correction, and not because I'm confident in how I express myself. Latinè scribo ut ab omnibus corrigar, non quod confidenter me exprimam.

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Post by Einhard »

Thanks for that adrianus. It's an interesting link too.

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