Catullus, upon his return home from a long voyage, joyously describes Sirmio as Paene insularum, Sirmio, insularumque ocelle ("jewel of islands and of peninsulas") in his Carmen XXXI, Ad Sirmionem insulam.
Catullus, setelah pulang dari perjalanan panjangnya, menyebut Sirmio sebagai Paene insularum, Sirmio, insularumque ocelle ("perhiasan pulau dan semenanjung") dalam Carmen XXXI buatannya, Ad Sirmionem insulam.