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.
Pompeii & Paestum. In July 1999, JK visited Pompeii & Peastum in order to view the roads and other paved areas. Much of our understanding of Roman city streets is derived from Pompeii. In AD79, Vesuvius erupted and covered Pompeii with volcanic ash to a depth of about 10m. Just when it looked as though things couldn't get any worse, Vesuvius exploded and sent a 100mph avalanche of rock and hot gases (now called pyroclastic flow) hurtling towards Pompeii and other nearby towns.