SIRMIO  , a promontory at the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern end of the Lacus Benacus (See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

Lake of See also:

• GARDA, LAKE OF (the Lacus Benacus of the Romans)

Garda), projecting 2i M. into the lake . It is celebrated from its connexion with See also:

• CATULLUS, GAIUS VALERIUS (?84-J4 B.C.)

Catullus, for the large ruins of a See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• VILLA

villa on the promontory have been supposed to be his See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house . A See also:

• POST

post-station bearing the name Sirmio stood on the high-road between Brixia and See also:

• VERONA
• VERONA, CONGRESS OF

Verona, near the southern See also:

• SHORE

shore of the lake . On the shore below is the little See also:

• VILLAGE

village of Sermione, with See also:

• SULPHUR

sulphur See also:

• BATHS

baths .