Complex sentence: When rioting broke out between the Byzantine soldiery and the allied Venetians, Axuch tried to mediate, but was eventually forced to send his bodyguard to quell the disturbance by force.
Split into simpler sentences: When rioting broke out between the Byzantine soldiery and the allied Venetians Axuch tried to mediate. However, he was eventually forced to send his bodyguard to quell the disturbance by force.