Crassus drew back, and Catilina went on, to his ruin. […] A Fabius Maximus followed Caesar and brought back the consulate to his family. 1 Ap. […] By the middle of the month, the consul himself was back in Rome. […] Disturbing rumours brought him back to Rome. […] Back in Rome, Cicero refrained from attending the Senate on the first day of September.