From November 29 to April 12, 2026, the Capitoline Museums at Villa Caffarelli in Rome will hold the exhibition "Greece in Rome", which celebrates the Great Masters of Ancient Greece and their impact on Roman culture. Trade with Greece and Magna Graecia began in the 8th and 7th centuries BC, but the Roman conquest of the great Magna Graecia cities like Syracuse and Taranto, followed by Greece, brought many works to Rome, largely to enrich sanctuaries and public places. Between the late third and early second centuries BC, there was a fundamental shift in the Romans' perception of Greek art: pieces were not only recovered and moved to Rome, but they were also given Roman meanings for self-representation and propaganda. Greek art also moved into wealthy private houses, in a manner comparable to modern collecting, which grew steadily in the second and first century BC. Greek masters and studios began to create artwork exclusively for the Romans. The exhibition contains 150 works. The British Museum in London, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, including a ram's head discovered in the 18th century in the villa of Lucius Verus on the Cassia, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and the MANN in Naples have all sent important pieces to Rome.