Such sights could be seen in many places, not only in lands around the periphery of the Mediterranean Sea (which was the center of culture at the time), but also in other places; for example, the "Gallic War" by Gaius Julius Caesar described many scenes in which Gallic cities built on sites with a steep slope were attacked.
こうした様相は当時文明の中心であった地中海周辺ばかりでなく、例えばガイウス・ユリウス・カエサルの『ガリア戦記』には険阻な地形に築かれたガリア人の都市を攻略する様子が度々登場するように広く見られるものである。