Complex sentence: Ancient Greek legends tell of brazen sailors embarking on long and perilous voyages to the remote land of Cilicia, where they traveled to procure what they believed was the world's most valuable saffron.
Split into simpler sentences: Ancient Greek legends told of brazen sailors embarking on long and perilous voyages to the remote land of Cilicia. There they hoped to procure what they believed was the world's most valuable saffron.