Attic Or Herodianic Numerals

Attic numerals were used by the ancient greeks possibly from the 7th century bc.

Attic or herodianic numerals.

These include in particular greek attic or herodianic notation phoenician or punic and aramaic elephantine notation cyrenaic notation and certainly roman numerals. Or as acrophonic numerals from acrophony because the basic symbols derive from the first letters of the ancient greek words that the symbols represented. The attic or herodianic system of numerals was the first numeral system used in ancient greece. Except for the symbol for the number one the letter symbols are the first letter of the name of the value for example for δέκα deka meaning ten the letter delta.

By the hellenistic period the greeks had presided over one of the most dramatic and important revolutions in mathematical thought of all time. 9 the acrophonic principle was used to represent numerals in the attic notation see table 1 3. Ancient greek numerals herodianic greek numerals. They were also known as herodianic numerals because they were first described in a 2nd century manuscript by herodian.

Attic numerals were in use by the greeks around the 7th century bce before they converted to their later greek numerals but you can clearly see the influence they had on roman numerals. Used as early as 500 bce and as late as the end of the 3rd century bce in classical times these numerals were written in upper case. Attic style is a greek style also known as acrophonic or herodianic numerals. Attic or herodianic numerals the ancient greek numeral system known as attic or herodianic numerals was fully developed by about 450 bce and in regular use possibly as early as the 7th century bce.

Attic numerals were used by the ancient greeks possibly from the 7th century bc they were also known as herodianic numerals because they were first described in a 2nd century manuscript by herodian they are also known as acrophonic numerals because the symbols derive from the first letters of the words that the symbols represent. Attic refers to the greek territory of attica while herodianic refers to aelius herodianus a grammarian of the 2ndcentury a d who. Attic numerals were used by the ancient greeks possibly from the 7th century bc. They were also known as herodianic numerals because they were first described in a 2nd century manuscript by herodian.

By the hellenistic period the greeks had presided over one of the most dramatic and important revolutions in mathematical thought of all time.