Complex sentence: The story was based on the libretto by Gaetano Sertor for Pasquale Anfossi's 1789 opera "Zenobia in Palmira" and it centers around the rivalry between the Roman Emperor Aurelian and Prince Arsace of Persia over the beautiful Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra.
Split into simpler sentences: The story was based on the libretto by Gaetano Sertor for Pasquale Anfossi's 1789 opera "Zenobia in Palmira". It centers around the rivalry between the Roman Emperor Aurelian and Prince Arsace of Persia over the beautiful Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra.