CXCVII

CXCVII is the Roman numeral representation of the number 117. Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages. Numbers are represented by combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet. The Roman numeral system uses seven symbols, each with a fixed integer value. These symbols are I (1), V (5), X (10), L (50), C (100), D (500), and M (1,000). To form a numeral, the symbols are combined and placed in order of value, starting with the largest. When a symbol of smaller value appears before one of larger value, it is subtracted from the larger value. For example, the numeral XIV represents the number 14, as X (10) is followed by IV (4). The numeral CXCVII is formed by combining C (100), XC (90), and VII (7), resulting in the total value of 117. The use of Roman numerals has declined in modern times, with the decimal system being the standard for numerical representation in most contexts. However, Roman numerals are still used today in various applications, such as in the naming of monarchs and popes, the numbering of Super Bowls, and the dating of copyrights.