Greetings,

  Actually, the Roman numeral for five thousand is a "V" with a line over
it.  The line means one thousand; thus a hundred thousand is "C" with the
line, a million is "M" with the line.  I trust that noone wants to get into
years higher than that.

  Did you know the Roman numeral for the
>year 2000 is MM?  Hey, how about "the MMillenium?"  ("... 2005 Ford. The
>car of the MMillenium!"  That works, huh?)  M&M's candy is going to have a
>field day!  Imagine the year 5000!  MMMMM....what a thought.

Kevin McCartney, Ph.D.
Associate Prof., Geology
Director, Northern Maine Museum of Science
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME  04769