The Indo- Europeans regard the fall (or the tears) of the horse mounted by the impious warrior as a bad omen. The Romans apply this to some political men at important moments of their history ; according to Julius Obsequens (chap. 69 whose text we rectify), Vibius Pansas equestrian statue falls down in his own home in Antium. The first historical source of this account is Augustus' autobiography. There the emperor clears himself of an alleged murder and of an ambiguous policy, and also displays his religious faith. The other (contemporaneous with Augustus or later) writers - except Tite Live - do not consider Pansa an impious warrior, either because they do not believe Augustus' account, or because they esteem Pansa as a lesser politician....