Bestĭa, ae, m., a cognomen in the Calpurnian family.
I The consul L. Calpurnius Bestia, Sall. J. 27, 4 al.; Flor. 3, 1, 7.—
II The tribune of the people L. Bestia, Cic. Brut. 34, 128; id. de Or. 2, 70, 283.—
III Another tribune of the people , L. Bestia, a confederate of Catiline , Sall. C. 17, 3; 43, 1.