Complex sentence: An "accensus" in early times preceded the consul who was not carrying the "fasces", and lictors without "fasces" walked behind him, which custom after falling into disuse was restored by Julius Caesar in his first consulship.
Split into simpler sentences: An "accensus" in early times preceded the consul who was not carrying the "fasces", and lictors without "fasces" walked behind him. Although the custom fell into disuse, it was restored by Julius Caesar in his first consulship.