My father is an former Classics teacher, so I'm sure it started with my father. I was fluent in Roman numerals by the age of seven, as I recall.
PhroX, that's how Horrible Histories works - tell someone something disgusting that happened in history and children, especially young boys, are likely to remember it.
PhroX, that's how Horrible Histories works - tell someone something disgusting that happened in history and children, especially young boys, are likely to remember it.