Greetings all,

Today is our commemoration of the marriage of the Empress Ariadne to the Emperor Anastasius I on May 20th in 491 AD:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariadne_(empress)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasius_I_Dicorus

After the death of the Emperor Zeno, Ariadne preferred Anastasius (an officer in the Senate) to Zeno's brother. Even though Ariadne and Anastasius were already in their later years, he proved to be a good and even fairly long reigning Emperor, so she chose wisely. 

There should be cake!  :)

-Marcus Cassius Julianus