Complex sentence: From the extant fragments of Nicochares' work, one can only infer that he treated in the style of the Old Comedy--occasionally rising into tragic dignity--the legends and local traditions of his country, no doubt ridiculing the pecliarities of the neighboring states.
Split into simpler sentences: From the extant fragments of Nicochares' work, one can only infer that he treated in the style of the Old Comedy--occasionally rising into tragic dignity. It is also evident that his comedies were influenced by the legends and local traditions of his country, and, undoubtedly, served to ridicule the pecliarities of the neighboring states.