Roman Empire

B-Class

Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Aug 6, 2026

12,376

Total Edits

4,699

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2001

Created

2,469

Watchers

31%

Minor Edits

196K

Monthly Views

17

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

Partial coverage

This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 4% of the reported 12,376 edits. It cannot establish why a change was made, whether it is correct, or what happened outside this window.

Retrieved for this report: Aug 22, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC. Totals and pageviews are source-provided; the activity signal and section list are derived from the retrieved window.

What this edit history shows

The Wikipedia article on Roman Empire has been edited 12,376 times since it was created in 2001, by 4,699 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That averages about 498 recorded changes a year, or several every day, which puts it among the more actively maintained pages on the encyclopedia.

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, the ten busiest contributors account for about 35% of the changes, with the rest spread across a long tail of occasional editors. That is a fairly typical mix of regular maintainers and passing corrections. In the same window, about 5% of the retrieved revisions came from bot accounts, which handle routine work such as link repair and reference formatting.

Within the retrieved window, 2024 carries the most recorded activity, with 228 changes. 17 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 15 days ago.

This report is built from the 500 most recent revisions retrieved from Wikipedia, about 4% of the 12,376 recorded edits. Figures drawn from that window describe the window only, and the report cannot establish why a change was made or whether it was correct. For older revisions, talk-page discussion and full context, follow the source history on Wikipedia.

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Most Edited Sections

Sections appearing most in edit summaries.

topReligionGeography and demographyProvincial governmentFall in the West and survival in the East

Recent Changeslast 90 days

SirOlgenLinter [[MediaWikiWiki:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Lint_errors/missing-end-tag|missing end tag]] syntax fix – added missing </small> tag
Aug 6, 2026
EliteZoldier1379no summary
Aug 6, 2026
PlasticwonderCleaning up syntax using [[:en:User:Zackmann08/scripts/indent|indent.js]]
Aug 2, 2026
PericlesofAthensno need for a pipe link here
Jul 28, 2026
ILoveMyDogFrankieRemoved duplicated link.
Jul 27, 2026
Nikkimariacondense
Jul 17, 2026
Nikkimariacondense
Jul 17, 2026
AnomieBOTRescuing orphaned refs ("Goldhill" from [[Slavery in ancient Rome]])
Jul 9, 2026
BejelitAdded information
Jul 7, 2026
Oadysremove broken link
Jun 20, 2026
MagMaximvsfixed a mistake
Jun 18, 2026
MagMaximvsimproved the description of the solidus of Constantine II as Caesar
Jun 18, 2026
KhalitateDisambiguation
Jun 16, 2026
Tintero21the civil wars did not end until 285
Jun 10, 2026
Arachnophobia-is-fun?Added content.
Jun 9, 2026
Biz3rd-century empire splits lasted 28 years: Gallic Empire (260-274), Palmyrene Empire (270-272), Diocletian (286-4th century). Zenonia also appears as the first reference in the sources of an eastern empire
May 30, 2026
CycoMa2wrong century
May 25, 2026

Common questions about Roman Empire on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on Roman Empire been edited?

Wikipedia records 12,376 edits to Roman Empire since the article was created in 2001. Those edits come from 4,699 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on Roman Empire the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is ElegantEgotist, with 36 edits. A high edit count reflects recorded activity in this window only; it does not imply ownership of the article or that the edits were accepted unchanged.

When was the Wikipedia article on Roman Empire created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for Roman Empire is dated October 17, 2001, making the article about 25 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on Roman Empire edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2024 holds the most recorded changes, at 228. Because the report covers a retrieved window rather than the entire history, an earlier year outside that window could have been busier.

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