Dr. Xeno Centric Takes a Roman Holiday

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Dr. Xeno Centric Takes a Roman Holiday

• A Webquest Designed to Explore the Roman
  Numeration System.
• By Cheryl J. McAllister
• July 2001

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Youre Invited!!!

• Dr. Xeno Centric is a retired professor of
  mathematics history who lives in your
  neighborhood. He likes to share his passion for
  math history with others especially the young
  people in his neighborhood. One day you and your
  friends receive the following invitation

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Please Come to my Birthday Party!!

• Month LV XLIV
• Day CLXXIII CLXIX
• Year MDLXVI CDXXXV
• Time XCIII ?XXXI p.m.
• Place XXIIV ? LXIII Main Street
• I will be LXXVI LI ? XL ? V CXXI years old.
• Instead of gifts, please bring a game to the
  party that uses Roman numerals.
• Your friend, Dr. Xeno Centric

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P.S. Here are some internet sites that may help
you decipher my invitation!

• http//www.capitolium.org/eng/ludi/numeri.htm
• http//www.geocities.com/Athens/Stage/3591/educati
  on.html

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The Quest

• Explore the internet sites Dr. X suggested and
  any others you find along the way.
• Decipher the invitation.
• Find as many examples as you can of Roman
  numerals used today. (Hint look in books, on
  video and audio recordings, legal documents,
  etc.)
• Design a game that uses Roman numerals. The game
  can be a variation of a game you already play or
  a brand new game you think up on your own.

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Good Luck!