The Numidians are the Berber people who live in Numidia (present day Algeria) and in a smaller part of Tunisia.

The Numidians are one of the earliest native groups to trade with the settlers of Carthage.

As Carthage grows, the relationship with the Numidians blossoms.

Carthage's military uses the Numidian cavalry as mercenaries.

Numidia provides some of the highest quality cavalry of the Second Punic War, and the Numidian cavalry plays a key role in a number of battles, both early on in support of Hannibal and later in the war after switching allegiance to the Roman Republic.