Most TV productions and feature films tend to use Roman numerals to denote the year of production. There is no requirement to do so, however. It is just a traditional convention that has been retained by some production companies and ignored by others. There is no definitive list of which programmes use the convention and which do not.
I'm assuming you mean: What do the roman numerals MCMLXXIX represent? It represents 1979. You probably saw it in the end credits of a movie.
II. IX. MCMLXXXVII However, we don't normally express full dates in Roman numerals. Some countries, such as Portugal, use Roman numerals for the month alone (as in 2. IX. 1987), while film and TV productions often symbolise the year of production in Roman numerals in the end-credits. But never for a full date.
Today you mainly see them on the end credits of TV and Films, in books (showing the copyright), and on buildings (indicating the year built). Many sporting events use roman numerals to designate the event. (e.g. XXI Winter Olympics or Super Bowl XLIV).
because of roman rule
Roman numerals are often found on clocks and watches, as dates at the end of movies and as numerals after the names of kings and queens, for example King Henry VIII, for King Henry the Eighth.
I'm assuming you mean: What do the roman numerals MCMLXXIX represent? It represents 1979. You probably saw it in the end credits of a movie.
Roman numerals do not end. They are just numbers put in letter form. Since numbers don't end, neither do roman numerals
II. IX. MCMLXXXVII However, we don't normally express full dates in Roman numerals. Some countries, such as Portugal, use Roman numerals for the month alone (as in 2. IX. 1987), while film and TV productions often symbolise the year of production in Roman numerals in the end-credits. But never for a full date.
Because the Latin language is still used today and Roman numerals are in fact Latin numerals. Roman numerals are most often used to represent the year of a date in a more formal way, for example when they show the year in the end credits of a movie, or when showing ordinal numbers, like the third, fourth, fifth of something, etc.
Today you mainly see them on the end credits of TV and Films, in books (showing the copyright), and on buildings (indicating the year built). Many sporting events use roman numerals to designate the event. (e.g. XXI Winter Olympics or Super Bowl XLIV).
If that is an L at that end it is 1,850 If that is an i at the end it is 1,811
because of roman rule
Roman numerals are often found on clocks and watches, as dates at the end of movies and as numerals after the names of kings and queens, for example King Henry VIII, for King Henry the Eighth.
At the end of movie and TV credits. Royal titles. Some public buildings. Clocks and watches. Text books. International sports games. Ship's waterline. At the Coliseum in Rome. Etc .......
You would typically see Roman numerals on clock faces, book or chapter numbers, movie or television show credits, and in some formal documents or titles (e.g., Super Bowl events). They are also sometimes used for indicating the order of individuals with the same name, such as monarchs or popes.
1) Suffixes to men's names after Jr. (ie., John Smith IV); 2) Movie or book copy right years. At the end credits of a movie, the year that the movie was copyrighted is usually in roman numerals; I still see book copyright years in roman numerals as well; and 3) the outline of a literary work or manuscript, or research paper. 4) Some Watches or clocks If anybody else can think of anything else, please feel free to add here.
WikiAnswers Clocks, watches and sundials Titles of Kings, Queens and Popes Major sports events At schools and universities In some books denoting chapter numbers Movie sequels At the end of some TV programmes At the end of some movies to disguise the year in which the movie was made Vatican city Latin language Throughout the ancient Roman Empire History Some public buildings ........ etc