So it can't really be the Romans tempting Jesus, because what Roman soldier or higher-ups would take the time out of their day to chase Jesus around a desert for 40 days and nights to tempt him? They didn't even really know Jesus until the religious leaders made a big deal about Jesus...
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Assuming the scene wasn't pure fiction or a hallucination, of course.
Jesus does call Peter Satan in Matthew 16:23.