Complex sentence: In August 49 BC, Caesar's sent Curio to take Africa from the Republicans, over-confidence and holding the governor of Africa, Publius Attius Varus (Varus) in low esteem he takes fewer legions than he has been given.
Split into simpler sentences: In August 49 BC, Caesar sent Curio to take Africa from the Republicans. Overconfident and holding the governor of Africa, Publius Attius Varus (Varus) in low esteem Curio took fewer legions than he had been given.