Complex sentence: The tradition of dramatic verse extends at least as far back as ancient Greece, and was probably used by Greek playwrights such as Euripides for incantatory effect and to make long passages easier to memorize.
Split into simpler sentences: The tradition of dramatic verse extends at least as far back as ancient Greece. It was probably used by Greek playwrights such as Euripides for incantatory effect and to make long passages easier to memorize.