Explain the historical circumstances that led to the development of Machiavelli's ideas

Answer: Machiavellian can be defined as the person who develop the ideas of deceitfulness, in his writing called as The Prince.

Explanation:

The development of Machiavelli's ideas has a historical basis. In the sixteenth century, Italy. In The Prince, Italy was described as the not a united state. It was a collection of the states which were opposing each other and were attempting to obtain and edge or power over the others. Machiavellian was a person who deceitfully or through cheating obtained the throne.