Definition: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: 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.

It was used in the Golden Age and maybe the Silver Age of Latin literature.