Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: When Cassius returned to Rome two years later , the outbreak of the civil war between Julius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus saved Cassius from being brought to trial for extortion in Syria .
Simplified: Cassius returned to Rome two years later . The outbreak of the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great saved Cassius from being brought to trial by his enemies for extortion in Syria .