There is no substitute for seeing artwork in person. That is especially true with ancient mosaics. Studying photos of ancient mosaics in reference books does not compare to experiencing them up close. (View the Greek Mosaic Gallery)
I highly recommend the following books if you are interested in learning more about ancient Greek or Roman mosaics, ancient Greek mythology, architecture or culture:
Delphi Past and Present texts by Niki Drossou Panaiotou Delphi and The Acropolis by Manolis Andronicos The Treasures of Ancient Greece by Stefano Maggi & Cristina Troso Knossos A Complete Guide to the Palace of Minos by Anna Michailidou Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World by Katherine M. D. Dunbabin Ancient Mosaics by Roger Ling The Greek Museums by Manolis Andronicos, Manolis Chatzidakis and Vassos Karageorghis The Art of the Byzantine World by Andrew Grabar Alexander The Great a novel by Nikos Kazantzakis Greek and Roman Architecture by D. S. Robertson Greece Past and Present by S. Lombardo Ancient Greece and the Mediterranean by Michael Kerrigan Ancient Greece From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times by Thomas R. Martin Mythology: Timeless Tales of God and Heroes by Edith Hamilton The Complete World of Greek Mythology by Richard Buxton Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths by Bernard Evslin Greek Myths Illustrated Edition by Robert Graves We Goddesses Athena Aphrodite Hera by Doris Orgel Greek Legends The Stories The Evidence by Peter Connolly D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire Usborne Publishing Greek Myths Ulysses and the Trojan War retold by Anna Claybourne and Kamini Khanduri Vesuvius A. D. 79 by Ernesto De Carolis and Giovanni Patricelli The History and Conquests of Ancient Rome by Nigel Rodgers Italy A Short History second edition revised and updated by Jonathan Morris Basilica The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter’s by R. A. Scott Italy Out of Hand A Capricious Tour by Barbara Hodgson Herculaneum Italy’s Buried Treasure by Joseph Jay Deiss Goldberg’s Angel An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade by Dan Hofstadter |









