Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): its use spanned the golden age of latin literature — broadly the 1st century bc and the early 1st century ad — possibly extending to the silver age — broadly the 1st and 2nd centuries.
Output (English): in general , its use spanned the golden age of latin literature , however , one might put it broadly as having covered the 1st century bc and the early 1st century ad , with some possible carryover into the silver age , or speaking in the broadest sense , refer to it as covering the entire 1st and 2nd century.