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The descent from the rock-perched city of Kalaa having been made in safety, and the animals being remounted at the first plateau, our
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Various
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Eretria, Histiaea rich in vines, Cerinthus upon the sea, and the rock-perched town of Dium; with them were also the men of Carystus and Styra; Elephenor of the race of Mars was in command of these; he was son of Chalcodon, and chief over all the Abantes.
The Iliad of Homer 1898
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Of the many rock-perched towns of the South, this is one of the most remarkable; although, with the exception of the fortifications, little remains of archaeological interest.
Two Summers in Guyenne Edward Harrison Barker 1885
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Of strange doings of gloom and mystery in the rock-perched monasteries of
The Lady of the Shroud Bram Stoker 1879
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Histiaea rich in vines, Cerinthus upon the sea, and the rock-perched town of Dium; with them were also the men of
The Iliad 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1868
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The river expanded into the estuary, the estuary into the open sea; we left behind us beacon, and obelisk, and rock-perched castle; --
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