The monastery of St. Emmeram is situated within the old center of Regensburg in the province of Bavaria. Regensburg can trace its history back to antiquity, when it was founded as a fortress for the Roman Legio III Italica in 170. Soon after, a civilian municipality was founded just westwards from the fortress. During the early middle ages, Regensburg was a comparatively large city with still intact fortifications and walls hailing from Roman times and as such it was chosen as the main residence of the ruling dynasty of the Bavarians – the Agilolfingers. Accordingly, the early history of the abbey of St. Emmeram saw close relations with the dukes of Bavaria. In fact, the affiliation of Saint Emmeram with the Agilolfingers goes back even further than the foundation of the actual monastery.