 According to "Historia Augusta", Maeonius killed Odaenathus and his son Hairan during a celebration, because of a conspiracy organized by Zenobia, wife of Odaenathus, who wanted her sons to succeed her husband instead of Hairan (who was the son of Odaenathus by another woman).According to Gibbon, the murder was revenge for a short confinement imposed on Maeonius by Odaenathus for being disrespectful.Zonaras tells that Maeonius was killed immediately after the murder of Odaenathus, while "Historia" has Maeonius proclaiming himself emperor, with Zenobia having had him soon killed, in order to take the power for herself.