Can you recommend a book about the Roman or Byzantine navy?
Short answerSimon Elliott's Roman Britain's Pirate King is the named starting point. No separate Byzantine title is given.
NotesSimon Elliott's Roman Britain's Pirate King is named as a starting point for Roman naval reading, and further naval work by Elliott is also mentioned. Finding books on the Roman navy requires searching publication lists beyond the much larger literature on the Roman army. Roman naval personnel are described as professional auxiliaries. The Roman navy is presented as arguably one of the world's earliest professional navies. No separate Byzantine title is named.