+A-A. Galen, a second-century Greek physician and philosopher, rose from gladiatorsâ physician in Asia Minor to court physician in the Rome of Marcus Aurelius. He is considered the most important physician of the ancient world after Hippocrates.
Sweet corn is a warm-weather crop, well suited for GeorgiaÂ´s climate. Corn is grown in every county in Georgia, making it the most widely grown crop in the state. Georgia corn is available all summer long, from May through mid-September.
Columbus found corn growing in Cuba, and brought some back to Europe. Later, cultivated corn was found growing all the way from Canada to Chile, for it was the main food item of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca Indians. Within one generation of Columbusâs return, corn was growing all over Europe too. In England, the word corn was used for all grains, so the Pilgrims called maize âIndian corn.â This became âcornâ in America, but in England, corn still means âgrain.â What we call corn, the English call maize. The United States produces some seven billion bushels of corn a year, about half the worldâs supply.