 § 1) he states that Abila Lysaniou was added by Claudius to the former dominions of Agrippa, but, in reality, these expressions must be explained as referring to the division of Abilene which took place on the death of Herod the Great.Abila is mentioned among the places captured by Placidus, one of Vespasian's generals, in 69 or 70 (Joseph.