Why are the conflicts between Rome and Carthage called the Punic Wars?
Short answer'Punic' was the Roman label associated with Carthage and ultimately with its Phoenician origins, so the name means the Carthaginian wars.
Notes'Punic Wars' effectively means the wars against Carthage from the Roman point of view. The term connects through Greek usage to the Phoenicians, the people who founded Carthage. This etymology links the conflict's familiar modern name to Carthage's wider Mediterranean heritage.