 At this, Perperna gave the signal to his fellow conspirators, and they murdered the unsuspecting Sertorius on the spot.Upon learning of the death of Sertorius, some of his Iberian allies sent ambassadors to Pompey or to Metellus and made peace, most simply went home.Perperna managed to retain control of some of the Roman renegades who had followed Sertorius, but he needed a quick victory to gain his people's trust.