Bous
Budva is known for its status of the oldest town on the Adriatic shore. In its tragedy titled “Oicle”, written in the 5th century B.C., Sophocles mentioned the town as the Illyrian town of Bathoe. The Greek writer Pseudo-Skilak mentioned the same name in the 4th century B.C.. The Greek writers Plynie and Ptolomei mentioned Budva under the name Butua, i.e., Budva (it is considered as the original Illyrian name). By the legend, Cadmus, the son of the Phoenician King Agenor and Queen Telephassa, and his wife Harmony founded it. Being expelled from Thebes, they arrived to the territory settled by Encheleis, an Illyrian tribe, in an ox-puled chariot, and founded the settlement there. It is considered that Budva was named after the oxen that had driven the chariot (Greek notion BOUS means OX.).
This region is abundant in important cultural and historical monuments and valuable sacred objects. There is one history-related legend per each stone of Old Town of Budva informing of all the glories and spirits of past times, of towers and wars, as well as of the eras of Greeks, Romans, Slavs, Saracens, Turks, Venetians, Austro-Hungarians and Frenchmen. The Old Town is surrounded by the town walls with towers, gates and fortresses. The walls were constructed during the time of Venetian administration. However, it is believed a part of the walls existed even in the 9th century. The Walls were destructed in the earthquake, in 1667, and its present appearance originates from the time of the Austrians.
The remains of the grandiose basilica originating from the era of early Christianity (the 5th and 6th century) is situated just opposite the Citadel that was constructed on the highest place in the town and is united with the walls that surround it. Once, the Acropolis of Hellenistic Budva from the 5th - 4th century B.C. was there.
The remains of a necropolis, which had been in use over the time ranging between the 5th century B.C. to the 5th century A.D., and exceptionally valuable finds were discovered near Avala Hotel, as well as the remains of Urban Villas that were discovered unexpectedly while excavating the ground for the foundations of Avala Hotel. Both necropolises have been systematically explored several times over the few previous decades so far.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budva#History
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