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minus-square@egretslinkEnglish5•1 month agoGot a source for that? My understanding was that the Romans based their numerals on the older Etruscan system, in which the V was upside-down and therefore even less hand-shaped.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoWhen I was taught this at school, it was presented as fact, but apparently it’s a hypothesis
Got a source for that? My understanding was that the Romans based their numerals on the older Etruscan system, in which the V was upside-down and therefore even less hand-shaped.
When I was taught this at school, it was presented as fact, but apparently it’s a hypothesis