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How did the Romans tell time

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Whith roman numerals for example

1=I

2=II

3=III

4=IV

5=V

6=VI

50=L

53=LIII (LIII is from the super bowl)

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The Romans also used water clocks which they calibrated from a sundial and so they could measure time even when the sun was not shining, at night or on foggy days. Known as a clepsydra, it uses a flow of water to measure time. ... The water clock made it possible to measure time in a simple and reasonably reliable way.

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