Part of your project will be marked on historical detail. To help you with your research here are a few links... VILLAS / GLADIATORS...
VILLAS
Cambridge Book for Chapter 1 - has a perfect map for you to design your villa authentically:
https://www.clc.cambridgescp.com/web-book-1?p=9
A general intro on the houses in Pompeii with some nice pictures:
https://pompeiisites.org/en/pompeii-map/analysis/roman-housing/
An intro to the House of Mysteries which is the most famous villa in Pompeii - feature those frescoes!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_of_the_Mysteries
A video with a virtual tour of one of the Pompeian villas:
GLADIATORS
Cambridge Book for Chapter 1 - good on the different types of gladiators:
https://www.clc.cambridgescp.com/web-book-1?p=106
General intro:
https://www.thecolosseum.org/gladiators/
Useful notes on training:
https://www.througheternity.com/en/blog/history/gladiators-in-the-roman-colosseum.html#
Video on gladiator training: