Volcacius Sedigitus (Latin pronunciation: [wɔɫˈkaːki.ʊs seːˈdɪɡɪtʊs]) (alternative spelling Volcatius[1]) was the titulus[2] of a Roman literary critic[3] who flourished around 100 b.c.,[4] noted for his ranking of those he considered the best Latin comics.
Nothing is known about Sedigitus beyond that Pliny[5] calls him illustrem in poetica and states that he got his cognomen because he was born with six fingers (Latin sex digitī) on each hand.
The Romans did not avoid openly referencing blemishes and personal infirmities in the names they gave to public figures.
His nomen gentilicium, "Volcacius", may be derived from the Volcae, a Celtic people.
[7] From his work Dē Poētīs Aulus Gellius' Noctēs Atticae[8][9][10] preserves 13 iambic senarii in didascaly, in which "Canon", as it has been termed, the principal Latin comics are enumerated in order of merit, from greatest: Caecilius, Plautus, Naevius, Licinius, Atilius, Terence, Turpilius, Trabea, Luscius, Ennius.