However, within the same year she arranged to have her new husband assassinated, thinking that her brother would then be able to take control of Sophene. Whether Xerxes still ruled Commagene by the time of his assassination is not known.
Despite marrying a new husband in the same year, she plotted to have him killed, hoping her brother could then seize control of Sophene. The fate of Xerxes' rule over Commagene remains unclear at this point.