Complex sentence: Laevinus, who was stationed at Brundisium, was given command of two legions and a fleet of fifty-five ships and tasked with guarding the Italian Adriatic coast and monitoring Philip's movements.
Split into simpler sentences: Laevinus, who was stationed at Brundisium, was given command of two legions and a fleet of fifty-five ships. With these, he was tasked with guarding the Italian Adriatic coast and monitoring Philip's movements.