Romans had different kinds of writing 1: There writing is like the one you see below you 2: They used roman numerals I means 1, II means 2, III means 3, IV means 4, and V means 5. Writing was a useful tool for the ancient Romans - the written word could communicate ideas to the people of Rome and to Roman subjects throughout the Empire. Only a fraction of the huge number of texts written by the Romans have survived. Most people in Rome didn't go to school and didn't learn to read and write. Children from wealthy families, however, began school at about age 6 or 7. Students learned to write on boards spread with wax They scratched letters in the wax with a pointed stick (called a stylus) and then rubbed them out with the flat end of the stick. What do we use in the classroom that lets us write and erase easily, especially your teacher?