Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: It has been a juncture between the Latin and Greek bodies of the Roman Empire , the destination of a massive influx of pagan Slavs , an area where Orthodox and Catholic Christianity met , as well as the meeting point between Islam and Christianity .
Simplified: It has been a meeting point between the Latin and Greek parts of the Roman Empire . It became an area where Orthodox and Catholic Christianity met , as well as the meeting point between Islam and Christianity .