He received his Ph.D. in Classical Philology from Harvard University in 1998. Hollmann’s interests are generally in ancient Greek language and literature and in Greek religion. More specifically, he is interested in Greek literary prose, particularly the historian Herodotus. Another great interest of his is religion and magic. He is currently working on curse tablets on lead from ancient Antioch in Syria, several of which he has already published. He is collaborating with Prof. Robert Daniel of the University of Cologne on a project to publish these and other magical texts in Greek from the Eastern Mediterranean.