Complex sentence: A religious polemic of about this time complains bitterly of the oppression and extortion suffered by all but the richest Romans, many of whom wished to flee to the Bagaudae or even to foul-smelling barbarians.
Split into simpler sentences: A religious polemic of about this time complains bitterly of the oppression and extortion suffered by all but the richest Romans. Many wished to flee to the Bagaudae or even to foul-smelling barbarians.