Jewish revolt against Heraclius: what Wikipedia removed
The seventh-century Jewish revolt. Massacre appeared 5 times in its opening and appears 0 today.
The word “massacre” appeared 5 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2020. Today it appears nowhere in the article at all, references included. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| massacre | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| resistance | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| hostage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The historiographical note that later sources exaggerated the death toll, removed.
- The scholarly framing of the revolt, removed.
Who made the cuts
Section titled “Who made the cuts”Wikipedia publishes who makes every edit. These removals were traced to the exact revision that made them:
- 2020-07-08, Montgolfière, edit summary: “Removed reference to the Late Antique Little Ice Age, which is irrelevant unless reputable sources are provided indicati” (see the diff)
- 2025-03-25, Emasterbuild, edit summary: “Move things around, mostly removed text from the lead that should only be in the body paragraphs, and were almost word f” (see the diff)
- 2025-03-25, Emasterbuild, edit summary: “Move things around, mostly removed text from the lead that should only be in the body paragraphs, and were almost word f” (see the diff)
- 2025-03-25, Emasterbuild, edit summary: “Move things around, mostly removed text from the lead that should only be in the body paragraphs, and were almost word f” (see the diff)
- 2021-01-05, ImTheIP, edit summary: “not in the source” (see the diff)
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 366438870):
The Revolt against Heraclius was a Jewish insurrection against the Byzantine Empire , coming to the aid of the Persian invaders. It began in 610 AD with the riots in Antioch and ended with the execution of Benjamin of Tiberias and other revolutionaries by Theodosius in 625 AD. ^ A History of the Jewish People, by Hayim Ben-Sasson (Editor), Harvard University Press, 1985
2026 (revision 1364559127):
Jewish rebellion during Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 Belligerents Byzantine Empire Sasanian Empire Jewish allies Commanders and leaders Heraclius Zacharias of Jerusalem ( POW ) Modestus of Jerusalem (in 617) Shahrbaraz Nehemiah ben Hushiel Benjamin of Tiberias Units involved Byzantine army Sasanian army Strength Unknown 20,000 or 26,000 Jewish rebels Casualties and losses 4,518–24,518+ Christians killed around Jerusalem Second Temple period Timeline Rabbinic period and the Middle Ages Modern era Timeline 1517–1948: Ottoman rule Old Yishuv Zionism Yishuv OETA British Mandate Balfour Declaration 1948–present : State of Israel years Independence Arab–Israeli conflict Iran–Israel pro…
Related
Section titled “Related”- The drift report: what changed across all 61,944 watched articles
- The case file for this article, with every snapshot and every marked removal
- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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