Complex sentence: Edward Gibbon wrote that Zenobia surpassed Cleopatra in chastity and valor and, according to Boccaccio, Zenobia safeguarded her virginity when she wrestled with boys as a child.
Split into simpler sentences: Edward Gibbon wrote that Zenobia surpassed Cleopatra in chastity and valor. According to Boccaccio, Zenobia safeguarded her virginity when she wrestled with boys as a child.