The fifth map in Plancius's series is a description of Palestine in the time of Christ. Oriented to the north, the Holy Land is divided into the Roman districts, delineated by colour outline and wash, and in the upper right-hand corner there is a list of the ten cities that made up the Decapolis: Gerasa, Capitolias, Scythopolic, Hippos, Gadara, Pella, Philadelphia, Canatha, Raphana, and Damascus. In the time of Christ, these cities formed a group based on their language, culture, political status as autonomous city-states dependent on Rome, and location on the eastern frontier of the Empire. The territories of the Twelve Tribes are also identified by name, and cities and sites of scriptural and historic importance are labelled.