Silambam weaponry. During this time, Silambam became more common in Southeast Asia than its native India where it was banned by the British rulers. The ban was lifted after India achieved independence. Today, Silambam is the most famous and widely practiced Indian martial art in Malaysia where demonstrations are held for cultural shows. Silambam's main focus is on the bamboo staff. The length of the staff depends on the height of the practitioner. Ideally, it should just touch the forehead about three fingers from the head, typically measuring around 1.68 metres (five and a half feet). Different lengths may be used
Musti (Tunisia) baptistry. Three temples have been identified at Musti though others were known, One of the temples was converted to a bascillica in the 4th century Musti is mentioned by Ptolemy, the "Itinerarium Antonini", the Peutinger Table, and the Ravenna geographer Vibius Sequester, who narrates the killing at this place of an enormous serpent by Regulus. The inscriptions call the inhabitants Musticenses or Mustitani; the latter name is also used by Augustine. The Byzantines turned much of the Forum into a fortress during their battles with the Vandals. The triumphal arch located at the entrance of the site is still of