September 18, 2014 (Week 2)
The numbers 1 to 10 can be expressed in Roman numerals as follows:
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X.
Roman numerals, as used today, are based on seven symbols:
Symbol | Value |
---|---|
I | 1 |
V | 5 |
X | 10 |
L | 50 |
C | 100 |
D | 500 |
M | 1,000 |
.the numeral I can be placed before V and X to make 4 units (IV) and 9 units (IX)
respectively
.X can be placed before L and C to make 40 (XL) and 90 (XC) respectively
.C can be placed before D and M to make 400 (CD) and 900 (CM) according to the same
pattern
*Prefix (字首,前綴), Root (字根,原形), Suffix (字尾)
*The Iliad
The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.
The tetragrammaton is the Hebrew theonym יהוה, commonly transliterated into Latin letters as YHWH. It is one of the names of the national God of the Israelites used in the Hebrew Bible.
While YHWH is the most common transliteration of the tetragrammaton in English academic studies, the alternatives YHVH, JHVH and JHWH are also used.
*If (Bread)
(The face that launched a thousand ships)