 Complete the following phrase:  According to Josephus, the Pharisees appeared before Pompey asking him to interfere and restore the old priesthood while abolishing the royalty of the Hasmoneans altogether. Pharisees also opened Jerusalems gates to the Romans, and actively supported them against the Sadducean faction. When the Romans finally broke the entrance to the Jerusalems Temple, the Pharisees killed the priests who were officiating the Temple services on Saturday. They regarded 