Complex sentence: From at least the 8th Century and for almost five hundred years, Benedictine Monks lived on this island, followed later by nuns escaping from the convents of Saints Leone and Basso on the island of Malamocco which was destroyed by a seaquake.
Split into simpler sentences: From at least the 8th Century and for almost five hundred years, Benedictine Monks lived on this island. They were joined later by nuns escaping from the convents of Saints Leone and Basso on the island of Malamocco which was destroyed by a seaquake.