Complex sentence: Appius then ordered his lictors to arrest one of the ringleaders of the people, however the man appealed to the popular assembly, and the patricians convinced Appius not to pursue the arrest.
Split into simpler sentences: Appius then ordered his lictors to arrest one of the ringleaders of the people. However, the man appealed to the popular assembly, and the patricians convinced Appius not to pursue the arrest.