Complex sentence: During the Roman rule, the city became one of the attractions in the region, due to its commercial potential originating from its geostrategic location because the city was on the Silk Road connecting Antioch to China with a quay or pontoon bridge across the river Euphrates.
Split into simpler sentences: During the Roman rule, the city became one of the attractions in the region, due to its commercial potential originating from its geostrategic location. Because the city was on the Silk Road connecting Antioch to China with a quay or pontoon bridge across the river Euphrates.