22 in Roman Numerals
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22 in Roman numerals is XXII. Split 22 by place value: 20 is XX and 2 is II, and XX + II joins into XXII. All its letters are added: 10 + 10 + 1 + 1 = 22. In lowercase it is xxii, and the number is twenty-two.
How XXII is built
tens20 = 2 × 10 → XX
20 is two Xs in a row: XX.
ones2 = 2 × 1 → II
2 is two Is in a row: II.
What sets XXII apart
- Two pairs of letters
- XXII doubles both X and I: XX and II. Each could take one more letter before reaching three.
- XXI plus one I
- Coming from 21, XXI, you only add another I.
- Twice 11
- 22 is twice 11 (XI), and here the letters double too: each letter of XI is written twice to make XXII.
Where you see XXII
Sport
Super Bowl XXII was played on January 31, 1988, in San Diego, where Washington (then the Redskins) beat the Denver Broncos 42–10. Wikipedia The Games of the XXII Olympiad were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Wikipedia The XXII Olympic Winter Games were held in Sochi in 2014. Wikipedia
Events and history
Legio XXII Primigenia was founded in AD 39 by the emperor Caligula and was based for most of its history at Mogontiacum, modern Mainz. Wikipedia
Roman calendar and Latin
In Latin, the number 22 is vīgintī duo or duo et vīgintī. Wiktionary
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