Complex sentence: Dismayed at his friend's plight, Josephus absentmindedly pours a jug of wine into the emperor's lap. Caesar is enraged and orders Josephus and Comicus to fight to the death in a gladiatorial manner.
Split into simpler sentences: Dismayed at his friend's plight, Josephus absentmindedly pours a jug of wine into the emperor's lap, enraging him. Caesar orders Josephus and Comicus to fight to the death in a gladiatorial manner.