Volcatius Sedigitus

Volcacius Sedigitus (alternative spelling Volcatius ) was the titulus of a Roman literary critic who flourished around 100 , noted for his ranking of those he considered the best Latin comics.

Nothing is known about Sedigitus beyond that Pliny 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. (See Roman naming conventions.)

His origin may have been lowly or from outside the Roman Empire. His nomen gentilicium, "Volcacius", may be derived from the Volcae, a Celtic people.

Aulus Gellius' Noctēs Atticae preserves 13 iambic senarii from the De Poetis 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.