At the time mentioned by Luke the territory of Abila, or Abilene, was no longer a tetrarchy. |
The emperor exiled Antipas and awarded his tetrarchy to Agrippa. |
The tetrarchy system, renewed in 305, did not survive long after the abdication of its founder that same year. |
They called it the Club of the tetrarchy, because they thought it grand to have a Greek name. |
The two men, together with Diocletian and his caesar, Galerius, formed the tetrarchy. |
This was the origin of the tetrarchy, established in response to the threats at the borders. |