What is a Roman numeral date converter?

A Roman numeral date converter is a computer application that allows one to enter any date on the standard Gregorian calendar using the customary Arabic numerals and quickly convert it into the equivalent date in Roman numerals. There are numerous such applications available on the Internet.

While Roman numerals are rarely used in the 21st century, knowledge of them is quite useful when interpreting dates in historical material. Perhaps the most common places to see modern Roman numeral use are in copyrights, preface pages and chapter titles of books, bearers of the same name (such as royalty, popes and family members), and, in the United States as of 2014, Super Bowl games.