Attic Or Herodianic Numerals

They were also known as herodianic numerals because they were first described in a 2nd century manuscript by herodian.

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. The attics are a number system used by the early greek. The attic numerals were a decimal base 10 system like the older egyptian and the later etruscan roman and hindu arabic systems. Attic numerals were used by the ancient greeks possibly from the 7th century bc.

9 the acrophonic principle was used to represent numerals in the attic notation see table 1 3. Attic refers to the greek territory of attica while herodianic refers to aelius herodianus a grammarian of the 2ndcentury a d who. The attic or herodianic system of numerals was the first numeral system used in ancient greece. 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.

Namely the number to be represented was broken down into simple multiples 1 to 9 of powers of ten units tens hundred thousands etc. The word attic refers to the place attica which is the main city of athens. The attic numerals are a symbolic number notation used by the ancient greeks they were also known as herodianic numerals because they were first described in a 2nd century manuscript by herodian. These include in particular greek attic or herodianic notation phoenician or punic and aramaic elephantine notation cyrenaic notation and certainly roman numerals.

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