Complex sentence: In 1902 Theodor Mommsen became the second person to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, this recognition given him with "special reference" to the "Römisches Geschichte" ("History of Rome").
Split into simpler sentences: In 1902 Theodor Mommsen became the second person to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. This well-known recognition was given him with "special reference" to the "Römisches Geschichte" ("History of Rome").