Category: Culture and Entertainment > Tourist Attraction
District: Castelo Branco > Belmonte > Belmonte
Pars Frumentaria is located in the heart of the historic village of Belmonte, in the municipality of the same name within the district of Castelo Branco. Integrated into the unique landscape of Beira Interior, its location benefits from the ancestral atmosphere of a locality shaped by granite constructions and narrow streets that hold centuries of history. This place invites an immersion into the essence of Belmonte, revealing the intrinsic connection between the community and the land that sustains it, in an environment of profound heritage richness.
Its presence within the village's urban fabric allows for a deeper understanding of how civilizations organized themselves and subsisted, in a context where dependence on natural resources and agriculture was crucial for the daily life of the Belmonte community.
The name "Pars Frumentaria", of Latin origin, literally translates to "part of the grain" or "granary". This designation directly refers to its primary function: a vast Roman granary, essential for the storage and management of cereals cultivated in the region during the Roman occupation period.
As a vestige of Roman presence in Belmonte, Pars Frumentaria is a testament to the engineering and logistical organization that characterized the Empire. It was a focal point for the control and distribution of essential goods, reflecting the importance of agriculture and grain trade for the local subsistence and economy in antiquity.
Pars Frumentaria, as an archaeological site, constitutes a tangible bridge to Belmonte's Roman past. Its foundations and the structures revealed by successive excavation campaigns offer the visitor a concrete perspective on the grandeur and functionality of a Roman granary, crucial for the preservation of the food that sustained life in the region.
This site is a silent testimony to the vital importance of agriculture and the organizational capacity of ancient communities. Its observation invites reflection on the ingenuity of the solutions applied to manage essential resources, underscoring the dependence on the land's cycles and the remarkable resilience of populations over the centuries in Beira Interior.
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Coordinates DD: 40.331613386207, -7.3550458517241
Coordinates DMS: 40°19'53.8"N 07°21'18.2"W
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