Eternal Return (1989) is a historical novel by the talented Armenian writer Vardan Grigoryan (1950-1989), dedicated to the events of the 7th century. Then in the Armenian lands, which were part of the Byzantine Empire, a religious movement of Paulicians arose, preaching disobedience to the authorities and the official church. To suppress the rebels, the Byzantine emperor sent a large military detachment led by the famous general Simeon, who knew no defeats on the battlefield and who seemed to have a brilliant career, and perhaps an imperial crown. But it turns out that there are cases when even a select army and weapons are powerless. When the call of the heart is stronger than the sense of duty, a person is forced to make difficult choices - this is what the successful courtier Simeon will have to do ...
