The ratio of number of residents in Hawthorne to the number of sex offenders is 1,058 to 1. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average. Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Los Angeles, CA (11.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
About 3/4 of Pompeiiâs 165 acres have been excavated, and some 1,150 bodies have been discovered out of an estimated 2,000 thought to have died in the disaster. This means that the vast majority of the city of 20,000 fled at the first signs of the volcanic activity.
The most popular sport in Rome was chariot racing. It was so popular that larger and larger stadiums had to be built. It is claimed that the Circus Maximus in Rome had room for more than 350,000 spectators. Chariots were usually pulled by four horses but it could be by as few as two or as many as ten. Four rival groups (Romans called them factions) took part. These factions were known by the colours that their drivers wore (white, green, blue or red).