The Punics (from Latin punicus, pl. punici) are usually known as Carthaginians, and were a people from Ancient Carthage in modern-day Tunisia, North Africa, who traced their origins to the Phoenicians. Punic is the English adjective derived from the Latin adjective punicus to describe anything Carthaginian.

The Punics (from Latin punicus, pl. punici) are usually known as Carthaginians, and were a people from Ancient Carthage in modern-day Tunisia, North Africa, who traced their origins to the Phoenicians. Punic is the English adjective derived from the Latin adjective punicus to describe anything Carthaginian.