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): its use spanned the golden age of latin literature - about the 1st century bc and the early 1st century bc and the early 1st century ad - possibly extending to the silver age - about the 1st and 2nd centuries.