Given the question: Information: - The Discourses on Livy ( Italian : Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio , literally '' Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livy '' ) is a work of political history and philosophy written in the early 16th century ( ca . 1517 ) by the Italian writer and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli , best known as the author of The Prince . The Discourses were published posthumously with papal privilege in 1531 . The title identifies the work 's subject as the first ten books of Livy 's Ab urbe condita , which relate the expansion of Rome through the end of the Third Samnite War in 293 BCE , although Machiavelli discusses what can be learned from many other eras including contemporary politics . Machiavelli saw history in general as a way to learn useful lessons from the past for the present , and also as a type of analysis which could be built upon , as long as each generation did not forget the works of the past . Machiavelli frequently describes Romans and other ancient peoples as superior models for his contemporaries , but he also describes political greatness as something which comes and goes amongst peoples , in cycles . - Political science is a social science which deals with systems of government, and the analysis of political activities, political thoughts and political behaviour. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics which is commonly thought of as determining of the distribution of power and resources. Political scientists "see themselves engaged in revealing the relationships underlying political events and conditions, and from these revelations they attempt to construct general principles about the way the world of politics works." - Niccolo Machiavelli (3 May 1469 21 June 1527), or more formally Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, was an Italian Renaissance historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer. He has often been called the founder of modern political science. He was for many years a senior official in the Florentine Republic, with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He also wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. His personal correspondence is renowned in the Italian language. He was secretary to the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence from 1498 to 1512, when the Medici were out of power. He wrote his most renowned work "The Prince" ("Il Principe") in 1513. - The Italian Renaissance was the earliest manifestation of the general European Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement that began in Italy during the 14th century and lasted until the 16th century, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. The term Renaissance is in essence a modern one that came into currency in the 19th century, in the work of historians such as Jules Michelet and Jacob Burckhardt. Although the origins of a movement that was confined largely to the literate culture of intellectual endeavor and patronage can be traced to the earlier part of the 14th century, many aspects of Italian culture and society remained largely Medieval; the Renaissance did not come into full swing until the end of the century. The French word "renaissance" ("Rinascimento" in Italian) means "Rebirth", and the era is best known for the renewed interest in the culture of classical antiquity after the period that Renaissance humanists labeled the Dark Ages. - The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe, marking the beginning of the Early Modern Age. - The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise, by the Italian diplomat and political theorist, Niccolo Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, "De Principatibus" ("About Principalities"). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. This was done with the permission of the Medici pope Clement VII, but "long before then, in fact since the first appearance of "The Prince" in manuscript, controversy had swirled about his writings". Given the paragraphs above, decide what entity has the relation 'genre' with 'treatise'.
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discourses on livy