Complex sentence: The loss of the town ended the Christian attempt to gain the control of the Eastern Mediterranean, but the courage displayed by the Old Tercio of Naples caused great admiration in Europe and was the subject of numerous poems and songs.
Split into simpler sentences: The loss of the town ended the Christian attempt to gain the control of the Eastern Mediterranean. The courage displayed by the Old Tercio of Naples caused great admiration in Europe and was the subject of numerous poems and songs.