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(Latin; sing. versurus: side entrance onto the Roman stage). Entrances on either side of a Roman stage. Commonly used to denote the large foyers (basilicas) that flank the stage, but strictly speaking, versurae refer to the entrances themselves. Vitruvius speaks of the versurae procurrentes as providing the two lateral entrances to the stage. Greek and Roman stage directions indicate that the right entrance was to or from the forum or city and the left entrance was to or from the country or foreign locations. (Vitruvius).