Buzkashi is a traditional sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat carcass in a goal. | Odyssey - Ancient History

In telling the course of his travels through Europe and Asia, David Adams will take you from the magnificent mosques of legendary Samarkand to archaeological digs at medieval English castles, colourful picnics in Georgia, the ancient walls of Constantinople and joins in a traditional horseback buzkashi tournament in Uzbekistan. End of Empire: The Rise and Fall of Dynasties premieres Monday 7:30pm AEST. | HISTORY