Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. But many football fanatics and casual watchers may be wondering: What the heck does LIX mean?

The history of the Super Bowl is rooted in the ancient Roman system for counting and it's actually aimed at easing fan confusion. We'll help break it down for you here. How many of us have seen the logo for the Super Bowl and spelled it out phonetically (i ...

After an exciting round of Championship games, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are set to meet in Super Bowl LIX on February 9 in New Orleans. While this is the time of year for fun prop bets, gameday meals and Super Bowl squares, it is also ...

Super Bowl week is back, which means Roman numerals are once again at the forefront of the public consciousness. As one of the only institutions that still uses Roman numerals, the NFL's choice brings certain level of ceremony to each Super Bowl.

What’s up, patricians? It’s your boy Jasoninus Titus Clearianus, comin’ at ya live from Ephesus with not VI, not IX, but a whopping XII reasons why we should be ignoring those newfangled Arabic numerals and sticking to the I, II, and III of our ...

On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will take the field at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada for the biggest game of the season: the Super Bowl. That game will be identified in the historical record by its Roman number: LVIII ...

Why does the NFL use Roman numerals for the Super Bowl? This year’s NFL championship is officially known as “Super Bowl LVIII.” The letters LVIII are Roman numerals that mean “58,” so fans will hear commentators refer to “Super Bowl 58,” but ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Today’s Good Question is: Why does the Super Bowl use Roman numerals? There are two main reasons. One of them is practical; the other is a bit decorative. First, the practical one. Super Bowls are numbered the way they are to ...