I'm sure I wasn't the only one seeking more details in that antiquities bust we mentioned a few days ago involving some professor from Democritus University in Thrace ... Kathimerini provides some:

A university professor alleged to have been hoarding hundreds of valuable ancient artifacts in his home had hidden thousands more in a rented apartment, police in Thessaloniki said yesterday.

The unidentified professor, who lectures in German literature at the Democritus University in Thrace, was being questioned yesterday following his arrest on charges of illicitly trading in antiquities.

A police search of his home unearthed the marble head of a statue and hundreds more antiquities believed to be very valuable. More than 8,000 bronze coins, pot shards and statuettes were found in the rented apartment.

Thessaloniki police also arrested a wholesale merchant on similar charges yesterday after finding ancient coins, rings and other jewelry in his home.

Police ruled out any connection between the two cases.