import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.util.ArrayDeque;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.function.IntUnaryOperator;
import java.util.function.LongUnaryOperator;
import static java.lang.Math.max;
import static java.lang.Math.min;



public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder();
        solve(out);
        PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(System.out);
        pw.println(out);
        pw.flush();
        pw.close();
    }

    public static void solve(StringBuilder out) {
        int n = In.ni();
        Match[] nodes = new Match[n * n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
            for (int j = i + 1; j < n; j++) {
                Match node = new Match(i, j);
                nodes[node.getIndex(n)] = node;
            }
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            int u = In.ni() - 1;
            Match from = new Match(i, u);
            for (int j = 1; j < n - 1; j++) {
                int v = In.ni() - 1;
                Match to = nodes[new Match(i, v).getIndex(n)];
                nodes[from.getIndex(n)].edges.add(to);
                to.in++;
                from = to;
            }
        }

        ArrayDeque<Match> q = new ArrayDeque<>();
        for (Match node : nodes) {
            if (node != null && node.in == 0) {
                q.add(node);
            }
        }

        int cnt = 0;
        int ans = 0;
        while (q.size() > 0) {
            int sz = q.size();
            cnt += sz;
            while (sz --> 0) {
                Match fr = q.poll();
                for (Match to : fr.edges) {
                    to.in--;
                    if (to.in == 0) {
                        q.add(to);
                    }
                }
            }
            ans++;
        }
        if (cnt != n * (n - 1) / 2) {
            out.append(-1);
        } else {
            out.append(ans);
        }
    }
}

class Match {
    public int x, y;
    public int in;
    public ArrayList<Match> edges;
    public Match (int x, int y) {
        this.x = min(x, y);
        this.y = max(x, y);
        this.in = 0;
        this.edges = new ArrayList<>();
    }
    public int getIndex(int n) {
        return x * n + y;
    }
    public String toString() {
        return String.format("(%d, %d)", x, y);
    }
}


/**
 * @author https://atcoder.jp/users/suisen
 */
final class In {
    public static final FastScanner fsc = new FastScanner();
    public static int ni() {return fsc.nextInt();}
    public static int[] ni(final int n) {
        final int[] a = new int[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = fsc.nextInt();
        return a;
    }
    public static int[] ni(final int n, final IntUnaryOperator f) {
        final int[] a = new int[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = f.applyAsInt(fsc.nextInt());
        return a;
    }
    public static int[][] ni(final int n, final int m) {
        final int[][] a = new int[n][m];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = ni(m);
        return a;
    }
    public static int[][] ni(final int n, final int m, final IntUnaryOperator f) {
        final int[][] a = new int[n][m];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = ni(m, f);
        return a;
    }
    public static long nl() {return fsc.nextLong();}
    public static long[] nl(final int n) {
        final long[] a = new long[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = fsc.nextLong();
        return a;
    }
    public static long[] nl(final int n, final LongUnaryOperator f) {
        final long[] a = new long[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = f.applyAsLong(fsc.nextLong());
        return a;
    }
    public static long[][] nl(final int n, final int m) {
        final long[][] a = new long[n][m];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = nl(m);
        return a;
    }
    public static long[][] nl(final int n, final int m, final LongUnaryOperator f) {
        final long[][] a = new long[n][m];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = nl(m, f);
        return a;
    }
    public static char[] nc() {return fsc.next().toCharArray();}
    public static char[][] nc(final int n) {
        final char[][] c = new char[n][];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) c[i] = nc();
        return c;
    }
    public static double nd() {return fsc.nextDouble();}
    public static double[] nd(final int n) {
        final double[] a = new double[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = fsc.nextDouble();
        return a;
    }
    public static double[][] nd(final int n, final int m) {
        final double[][] a = new double[n][m];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = nd(m);
        return a;
    }
    public static String ns() {return fsc.next();}
    public static String[] ns(final int n) {
        final String[] s = new String[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) s[i] = fsc.next();
        return s;
    }
    public static boolean[][] grid(final int h, final int w, final char trueCharacter) {
        final boolean[][] grid = new boolean[h][w];
        for (int i = 0; i < h; i++) {
            final char[] s = fsc.next().toCharArray();
            for (int j = 0; j < w; j++) grid[i][j] = s[j] == trueCharacter;
        }
        return grid;
    }
}


final class FastScanner {
    private final InputStream in = System.in;
    private final byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
    private int ptr = 0;
    private int buflen = 0;
    private boolean hasNextByte() {
        if (ptr < buflen) return true;
        ptr = 0;
        try {buflen = in.read(buffer);}
        catch (final IOException e) {e.printStackTrace();}
        return buflen > 0;
    }
    private int readByte() {return hasNextByte() ? buffer[ptr++] : -1;}
    public boolean hasNext() {
        while (hasNextByte() && !(33 <= buffer[ptr] && buffer[ptr] <= 126)) ptr++;
        return hasNextByte();
    }
    public String next() {
        if (!hasNext()) throw new NoSuchElementException();
        final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        int b = readByte();
        while (33 <= b && b <= 126) {sb.appendCodePoint(b); b = readByte();}
        return sb.toString();
    }
    public long nextLong() {
        if (!hasNext()) throw new NoSuchElementException();
        long n = 0;
        boolean minus = false;
        int b = readByte();
        if (b == '-') {minus = true; b = readByte();}
        if (b < '0' || '9' < b) throw new NumberFormatException();
        for (; ; b = readByte()) {
            if ('0' <= b && b <= '9') n = n * 10 + b - '0';
            else if (b == -1 || !(33 <= b && b <= 126)) return minus ? -n : n;
            else throw new NumberFormatException();
        }
    }
    public int nextInt() {return Math.toIntExact(nextLong());}
    public double nextDouble() {return Double.parseDouble(next());}
}


Measured memory_bytes: 126076