“ By employing the widest possible range of colours and by reducing the size of the tesserae to one cubic millimetre..., the works executed by Greek mosaicists came to vie with wall painting, ” says the book Glossario tecnico - storico del mosaico (Technical - Historical Glossary of Mosaic Art).
” Dengan menggunakan variasi warna seluas mungkin dan dengan memperkecil ukuran tessera hingga satu milimeter kubik..., karya yang dihasilkan seniman mosaik Yunani menyaingi lukisan dinding, ” kata buku Glossario tecnico - storico del mosaico (Glosarium Teknis - Historis Seni Mosaik).