The ANE background: 4 Ezra indicates that the "Roman View" originated after 70 CE

The Jewish 'apocalypse' 4 Ezra (2 Esdras) is usually dated to the last decade of the first century CE. Interestingly, the text in 4 Ezra 12:11–12 seems to indicate that the interpretation of the 'fourth beast' in (Dan 7) as the Roman Empire was not Daniel's own view, but rather a later interpretation.

In addition, we should note the lack of any reference to an identification of Daniel's fourth kingdom with the Roman Empire in the DS sources and, especially, the lack of any evidence for this interpretation in the NT writings. Obvioulsy, such silence tend to speak volumes!