How did Romans do (advanced) math using Roman numerals?
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They didn’t. They never made it past natural and rational numbers. That’s whole positive numbers and fractions without zero.
The mathematical proof that pi is not rational got buried by the Roman scholars. If you believe in hearsay, [it got buried along with the body of the guy who first proved it.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFiv00Msw5k)
The concept of zero which came to Europe from India through Arabia was rejected in Europe for millennia. It was only accepted around year 1200.
A lot of modern math is less than 500 years old. Linear algebra got invented in ~1600. Calculus just before ~1700 by Isaac Newton.
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