Complex sentence: Gondēshāpūr was the intellectual center of the Sassanid empire and the home of the "Academy of Gundishapur", founded by Sassanid king Shapur I. Gundeshapur was home to a teaching hospital, and also comprised a library and a centre of higher learning.
Split into simpler sentences: Gondēshāpūr was the intellectual center of the Sassanid empire and the home of the "Academy of Gundishapur". Founded by Sassanid king Shapur I, Gundeshapur was home to a teaching hospital, and also comprised a library and a centre of higher learning.