Complex sentence: Moreover, his personal character did not help matters, with contemporaries recalling him as withdrawn, overly proud, unpredictable, cold when not aggressive during unwanted encounters; feared and respected by allies as well as rivals, only a relatively few followers understood and valued him.
Split into simpler sentences: Moreover, his personal character did not help matters, with contemporaries recalling him as withdrawn, overly proud, unpredictable, cold when not aggressive during unwanted encounters. Feared and respected by allies as well as rivals, only a relatively few followers understood and valued him.