3 in Roman Numerals
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3 in Roman numerals is III. 3 is three Is in a row: III. All its letters are added: 1 + 1 + 1 = 3. In lowercase it is iii, and the number is three. No smaller number needs three letters; III is the first. The next one, IV, is shorter again.
How III is built
ones3 = 3 × 1 → III
3 is three Is in a row: III.
What sets III apart
- Three Is: the limit
- III already has three Is in a row, the most the rules allow. That is why 4 is not IIII but IV.
- II plus one I
- Coming from 2, II, you only add another I.
- Doubled: 6
- Double it and you reach 6 (VI): it is not III written twice but VI.
Where you see III
Sport
Super Bowl III was played on January 12, 1969, in Miami, where the New York Jets beat the Colts (then the Baltimore Colts) 16–7. Wikipedia The Games of the III Olympiad were the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. Wikipedia
Kings, queens and popes
Charles III became King of the United Kingdom in 2022. Wikipedia
Films, games, books and software
The Godfather Part III was released in 1990. Wikipedia
Events and history
WrestleMania III was held on March 29, 1987, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, with Hulk Hogan defending his title against André the Giant. Wikipedia
Systems numbered with III
Cranial nerve III is the oculomotor nerve, which controls most of the eye muscles. Wikipedia
Mistakes with 3
IIV is not a valid Roman numeral: only one smaller symbol may stand before a larger one, so 3 is III. Wikipedia
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