Complex sentence: However, a number of local clergymen refused to implement the official policy which condemded the worship of icons, which resulted to drastic measures by the state, including intervention of the army, under the general Michael Lachanodrakon and massive expulsions of monks.
Split into simpler sentences: However, a number of local clergymen refused to implement the official policy which condemded the worship of icons. This resulted to drastic measures by the state, including intervention of the army, under the general Michael Lachanodrakon and massive expulsions of monks.