Mardani khel Mardani khel Mardani khel is a weapon-based Indian martial art from Maharashtra. It is particularly known for its use of the uniquely Indian patta (sword) and "vita" (corded lance). The early history of mardani khel as a distinct system is difficult to trace prior to the 1600s, but it is said to owe its development to the particular geographic conditions of Maharashtra. A hilly region characterized by valleys and caves, the inhabitants became expert horsemen who favoured light armour and highly mobile cavalry units during war. Whether they began as kshatriya or shudra is unclear, but the Maratha's reputation was
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