Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): the subsequent campaigns were more or less successful , and the imperial exarchate was established in ravenna to oversee italy , though actually imperial influence was often limited.
Output (English): the later campaigns were more or less successful , and the -lrb- related to kings , queens , emperors , etc . -rrb- exarchate was established in ravenna to oversee italy , though the actual -lrb- related to kings , queens , emperors , etc . -rrb- influence was often limited.