// ReSharper disable ArrangeTypeMemberModifiers
// ReSharper disable ConvertIfStatementToSwitchStatement
// ReSharper disable FunctionRecursiveOnAllPaths
// ReSharper disable InconsistentNaming
// ReSharper disable InlineOutVariableDeclaration
// ReSharper disable InvertIf
// ReSharper disable JoinDeclarationAndInitializer
// ReSharper disable MemberCanBeMadeStatic.Global
// ReSharper disable MemberCanBeMadeStatic.Local
// ReSharper disable NonReadonlyMemberInGetHashCode
// ReSharper disable PossibleNullReferenceException
// ReSharper disable RedundantUsingDirective
// ReSharper disable SuggestVarOrType_BuiltInTypes
// ReSharper disable SuggestVarOrType_Elsewhere
// ReSharper disable TailRecursiveCall
// ReSharper disable UnusedMember.Global
// ReSharper disable UnusedMember.Local
// ReSharper disable UseObjectOrCollectionInitializert

#if true && UTAKA_LOCAL

//#if false
#define UTAKA_DEBUG
#endif

//#define TOPCODER

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Numerics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Xml.Serialization.Configuration;
using static UtakaApp.Util;

namespace UtakaApp
{
    public partial class Program
    {
        /*
        https://atcoder.jp/contests/abc139/tasks/abc139_e
        */

        public const string SiteName    = "AtCoder";
        public const string ContestName = "abc139";
        public const string ProblemName = "E";

        public void Solve()
        {
            int N = cin.ReadInt;

            DirectedGraph g = new DirectedGraph((N + 1) * (N + 1));

            for (int i = 1; i < N + 1; i++)
            {
                int[] a = cin.ReadIntArray(N - 1);

                for (int j = 0; j < N - 1; j++)
                {
                    a[j] = Math.Min(i, a[j]) * N + Math.Max(i, a[j]);
                }

                for (int j = 0; j < N - 2; j++)
                {
                    g.AddEdge(a[j], a[j + 1]);
                }
            }

            int   countOfScc;
            g.StronglyConnectedComponents(out countOfScc);

            // 強連結成分の個数が、ノード数と一致していないなら、閉路がある
            if (countOfScc != (N + 1) * (N + 1))
            {
                cou.WriteLine(-1);
                return;
            }

            int ans = g.Depth.Max() + 1;
            cou.WriteLine(ans);
        }
    }


    public class DirectedGraph
    {
        public int         N;   // ノードの数
        public List<int>[] Adj; // AddEdgeでu,vを加えたときu->v方向で保存した向き先
        public List<int>[] Rev; // AddEdgeでu,vを加えたときv->u方向で保存した向き先 入次数がわかる

        public List<int> VS; // オイラーツアー 長さは 2 * N - 1

        public int   SccNum; // 強連結成分の個数
        public int[] Scc;    // 属する強連結成分のトポロジカル順序
        public int[] Depth;  // 深さ 長さは N

        public bool HasMultipleTopologicalResults; // トポロジカルソートの結果が複数ありえるか

        private List<int> topologicalResult; // トポロジカルソートした結果の順番　

        private bool[] usedInDfs;  // 強連結成分を求める順方向のdfsですでに使った頂点の記録
        private bool[] usedInRDfs; // 強連結成分を求める逆方向のdfsですでに使った頂点の記録

        public DirectedGraph(int nodeCount)
        {
            N = nodeCount;

            Adj = new List<int>[N];
            Rev = new List<int>[N];

            for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
            {
                Adj[i] = new List<int>();
                Rev[i] = new List<int>();
            }
        }

        public void AddEdge(int u, int v)
        {
            Adj[u].Add(v);
            Rev[v].Add(u);
        }

        public bool IsDAG()
        {
            topologicalResult = topologicalResult ?? TopologicalSort();
            return topologicalResult.Count == N;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// トポロジカルソートを実行する
        /// （強連結成分を潰すわけではない）
        /// </summary>
        public List<int> TopologicalSort()
        {
            HasMultipleTopologicalResults = false;

            topologicalResult = new List<int>(N);

            var counts = new int[N]; // 処理済みの入次数

            var st = new Stack<int>();

            // 入次数が0の頂点をstackに追加
            for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
            {
                if (Rev[i].Count == 0)
                {
                    st.Push(i);
                }
            }

            while (st.Count > 0)
            {
                // stackに1個より多くの要素があるなら、トポロジカルソートの結果は複数存在する
                HasMultipleTopologicalResults |= st.Count > 1;

                var curr = st.Pop();
                topologicalResult.Add(curr);

                foreach (int i in Adj[curr])
                {
                    counts[i]++;

                    // 入次数分の処理が終わったら、stackに加える
                    if (counts[i] == Rev[i].Count) st.Push(i);
                }
            }

            return topologicalResult;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 強連結成分分解を実行する
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="countOfScc">強連結成分の個数</param>
        /// <returns>属する強連結成分のトポロジカル順序</returns>
        public int[] StronglyConnectedComponents(out int countOfScc)
        {
            usedInDfs = new bool[N];
            Scc       = new int[N];
            Depth     = new int[N];

            VS = new List<int>();

            for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
            {
                if (!usedInDfs[i])
                {
                    SCCDfs(i);
                }
            }

            usedInRDfs = new bool[N];

            SccNum = 0;

            for (int i = VS.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
            {
                if (!usedInRDfs[VS[i]])
                {
                    SCCRDfs(VS[i], SccNum++);
                }
            }

            countOfScc = SccNum;

            return Scc;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 強連結成分を求める順方向のDfs
        /// </summary>
        private void SCCDfs(int index)
        {
            usedInDfs[index] = true;

            foreach (var i in Adj[index])
            {
                if (!usedInDfs[i])
                {
                    SCCDfs(i);
                }
            }

            VS.Add(index);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 強連結成分を求める逆方向のDfs
        /// </summary>
        private int SCCRDfs(int index, int topologicalOrderOfScc)
        {
            int ret = 0;
            usedInRDfs[index] = true;
            Scc[index]        = topologicalOrderOfScc;

            foreach (int i in Rev[index])
            {
                if (!usedInRDfs[i])
                {
                    SCCRDfs(i, topologicalOrderOfScc);
                }

                if (Depth[index] < Depth[i] + 1)
                {
                    Depth[index] = Depth[i] + 1;
                }
            }

            return ret + 1;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 強連結成分を求める逆方向のDfs
        /// </summary>
        private void SCCRDfs_old(int index, int topologicalOrderOfScc)
        {
            Scc[index] = topologicalOrderOfScc;

            foreach (var ad in Rev[index])
            {
                if (Scc[ad] == -1)
                {
                    SCCRDfs_old(ad, topologicalOrderOfScc);
                }
            }
        }
    }


//=========================================================================================
// Debug IO
//=========================================================================================

    public partial class Program
    {
        //=========================================================================================
        // Main
        //=========================================================================================

        private readonly ConsoleInput cin;
        private readonly IConsole     cou;

        public Program(ConsoleInput cin, IConsole cou)
        {
            this.cin = cin;
            this.cou = cou;
        }

#if !TOPCODER
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
#if UTAKA_LOCAL
//#if false
            new TestCaseCheckerForAtCoder().TestProblems();
#else
            var cin = new ConsoleInput(System.Console.In);
            var console = new MyConsole();
            new Program(cin, console).Solve();
            console.Flush();
#endif
        }
#endif

        public void WriteEnumerable<T>(IEnumerable<T> A, string delimiter = " ")
        {
            var sb = new StringBuilder();
            foreach (T v in A)
            {
                sb.Append(v);
                sb.Append(delimiter);
            }

            if (sb.Length > 0)
            {
                sb.Length--;
            }

            cou.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
        }
    }

    public static class Util
    {
        //=========================================================================================
        // Library
        //=========================================================================================

        public static T[] Array1D<T>(int a, T defaultValue)
            where T : struct
        {
            var ret = new T[a];
            for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
            {
                ret[i] = defaultValue;
            }

            return ret;
        }

        public static T[] Array1D<T>(int a)
            where T : struct
        {
            var ret = new T[a];
            return ret;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 要素数 (a, b) の、defaultValue で満たされた配列を作成します。
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">配列の型</typeparam>
        /// <param name="a">1次元の要素数</param>
        /// <param name="b">2次元の要素数</param>
        /// <param name="defaultValue">デフォルト値</param>
        /// <returns>指定した条件で初期化された配列</returns>
        public static T[,] Array2D<T>(int a, int b, T defaultValue)
            where T : struct
        {
            var ret = new T[a, b];
            for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
            {
                for (int j = 0; j < b; j++)
                {
                    ret[i, j] = defaultValue;
                }
            }

            return ret;
        }

        public static T[,,] Array3D<T>(int a, int b, int c, T defaultValue)
            where T : struct
        {
            T[,,] ret = new T[a, b, c];

            for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
            {
                for (int j = 0; j < b; j++)
                {
                    for (int k = 0; k < c; k++)
                    {
                        ret[i, j, k] = defaultValue;
                    }
                }
            }

            return ret;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 要素数 (a, b) の、defaultValue で満たされたJag配列を作成します。
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">配列の型</typeparam>
        /// <param name="a">1次元の要素数</param>
        /// <param name="b">2次元の要素数</param>
        /// <param name="defaultValue">デフォルト値</param>
        /// <returns>指定した条件で初期化された配列</returns>
        public static T[][] JagArray2D<T>(int a, int b, T defaultValue)
            where T : struct
        {
            var ret = new T[a][];
            for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
            {
                var row = new T[b];
                ret[i] = row;

                for (int j = 0; j < b; j++)
                {
                    row[j] = defaultValue;
                }
            }

            return ret;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 要素数 (a, b) のdefault値で満たされたJag配列を作成します。
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">配列の型</typeparam>
        /// <param name="a">1次元の要素数</param>
        /// <param name="b">2次元の要素数</param>
        /// <returns>初期化された配列</returns>
        public static T[][] JagArray2D<T>(int a, int b)
            where T : struct
        {
            var ret = new T[a][];
            for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
            {
                ret[i] = new T[b];
            }

            return ret;
        }

        public static T[][][] JagArray3D<T>(int a, int b, int c, T defaultValue)
            where T : struct
        {
            var ret = new T[a][][];
            for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
            {
                T[][] aRow = new T[b][];
                ret[i] = aRow;

                for (int j = 0; j < b; j++)
                {
                    T[] bRow = new T[c];
                    aRow[j] = bRow;

                    for (int k = 0; k < c; k++)
                    {
                        bRow[k] = defaultValue;
                    }
                }
            }

            return ret;
        }

        public static T[][][] JagArray3D<T>(int a, int b, int c)
            where T : struct
        {
            var ret = new T[a][][];
            for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
            {
                T[][] aRow = new T[b][];
                ret[i] = aRow;

                for (int j = 0; j < b; j++)
                {
                    T[] bRow = new T[c];
                    aRow[j] = bRow;
                }
            }

            return ret;
        }

        public static T[][][][] JagArray4D<T>(int a, int b, int c, int d, T defaultValue)
            where T : struct
        {
            var ret = new T[a][][][];
            for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
            {
                T[][][] aRow = new T[b][][];
                ret[i] = aRow;

                for (int j = 0; j < b; j++)
                {
                    T[][] bRow = new T[c][];
                    aRow[j] = bRow;

                    for (int k = 0; k < c; k++)
                    {
                        T[] cRow = new T[d];
                        bRow[k] = cRow;

                        for (int l = 0; l < d; l++)
                        {
                            cRow[l] = defaultValue;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            return ret;
        }

        public static T[][][][] JagArray4D<T>(int a, int b, int c, int d)
            where T : struct
        {
            var ret = new T[a][][][];
            for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
            {
                T[][][] aRow = new T[b][][];
                ret[i] = aRow;

                for (int j = 0; j < b; j++)
                {
                    T[][] bRow = new T[c][];
                    aRow[j] = bRow;

                    for (int k = 0; k < c; k++)
                    {
                        T[] cRow = new T[d];
                        bRow[k] = cRow;
                    }
                }
            }

            return ret;
        }

        public static T[][][][][] JagArray5D<T>(int a, int b, int c, int d, int e, T defaultValue)
            where T : struct
        {
            var ret = new T[a][][][][];
            for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
            {
                T[][][][] aRow = new T[b][][][];
                ret[i] = aRow;

                for (int j = 0; j < b; j++)
                {
                    T[][][] bRow = new T[c][][];
                    aRow[j] = bRow;

                    for (int k = 0; k < c; k++)
                    {
                        T[][] cRow = new T[d][];
                        bRow[k] = cRow;

                        for (int l = 0; l < d; l++)
                        {
                            T[] dRow = new T[e];
                            cRow[l] = dRow;

                            for (int m = 0; m < e; m++)
                            {
                                dRow[m] = defaultValue;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            return ret;
        }

        public static T[][][][][] JagArray5D<T>(int a, int b, int c, int d, int e)
            where T : struct
        {
            var ret = new T[a][][][][];
            for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
            {
                T[][][][] aRow = new T[b][][][];
                ret[i] = aRow;

                for (int j = 0; j < b; j++)
                {
                    T[][][] bRow = new T[c][][];
                    aRow[j] = bRow;

                    for (int k = 0; k < c; k++)
                    {
                        T[][] cRow = new T[d][];
                        bRow[k] = cRow;

                        for (int l = 0; l < d; l++)
                        {
                            T[] dRow = new T[e];
                            cRow[l] = dRow;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            return ret;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// ジャグ配列をコピーして返す。
        /// </summary>
        public static T[][] CopyJagArray2D<T>(T[][] source)
            where T : struct
        {
            int   len  = source.Length;
            T[][] dest = new T[len][];

            for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
            {
                T[] inner       = source[i];
                int innerLength = inner.Length;
                T[] newer       = new T[innerLength];
                Array.Copy(inner, newer, innerLength);
                dest[i] = newer;
            }

            return dest;
        }
    }

    public class IntLargeComparer : IComparer<int>
    {
        public static IntLargeComparer Instance = new IntLargeComparer();

        public int Compare(int x, int y)
        {
            return y - x;
        }
    }

    public class LongLargeComparer : IComparer<long>
    {
        public static LongLargeComparer Instance = new LongLargeComparer();

        public int Compare(long x, long y)
        {
            if (x > y) return -1;
            if (x < y) return 1;
            return 0;
        }
    }

    public static class UtakaExtentions
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// 配列をコピーします
        /// </summary>
        public static T[] Copy<T>(this IList<T> a)
        {
            T[] ret = new T[a.Count];

            for (int i = 0; i < a.Count; i++) ret[i] = a[i];

            return ret;
        }
    }

    public class ConsoleInput
    {
        private readonly char          _separator = ' ';
        private readonly TextReader    _stream;
        private readonly Queue<string> inputStream;

        public ConsoleInput(TextReader stream, char separator = ' ')
        {
            _separator  = separator;
            _stream     = stream;
            inputStream = new Queue<string>();
        }

        public string Read
        {
            get
            {
                if (inputStream.Count != 0)
                {
                    return inputStream.Dequeue();
                }

                var tmp = _stream.ReadLine().Split(_separator);
                for (var i = 0; i < tmp.Length; ++i)
                {
                    inputStream.Enqueue(tmp[i]);
                }

                return inputStream.Dequeue();
            }
        }

        public string ReadLine   => _stream.ReadLine();
        public int    ReadInt    => int.Parse(Read);
        public long   ReadLong   => long.Parse(Read);
        public double ReadDouble => double.Parse(Read);

        public string[] ReadStrArray(long N)
        {
            var ret = new string[N];
            for (long i = 0; i < N; ++i)
            {
                ret[i] = Read;
            }

            return ret;
        }

        public int[] ReadIntArray(long N)
        {
            var ret = new int[N];
            for (long i = 0; i < N; ++i)
            {
                ret[i] = ReadInt;
            }

            return ret;
        }

        public int[] ReadIntArrayMinus1(long N)
        {
            var ret = new int[N];
            for (long i = 0; i < N; ++i)
            {
                ret[i] = ReadInt - 1;
            }

            return ret;
        }

        public long[] ReadLongArray(long N)
        {
            var ret = new long[N];
            for (long i = 0; i < N; ++i)
            {
                ret[i] = ReadLong;
            }

            return ret;
        }
    }

    public interface IConsole
    {
        void Flush();
        void Write(object obj);
        void Write(string str);
        void WriteLine(object obj);
        void WriteLine(string str);
        void WriteLine();
    }

    public class MyConsole : IConsole
    {
        public MyConsole()
        {
            var sw = new StreamWriter(Console.OpenStandardOutput()) {AutoFlush = false};
            Console.SetOut(sw);
        }

        public void Flush()
        {
            Console.Out.Flush();
        }

        public void Write(object obj)
        {
            Write(obj.ToString());
        }

        public void Write(string str)
        {
            Console.Write(str);
        }

        public void WriteLine(object obj)
        {
            WriteLine(obj.ToString());
        }

        public void WriteLine(string str)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(str);
        }

        public void WriteLine()
        {
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }

#if UTAKA_LOCAL

    public class DebugConsole : IConsole
    {
        private readonly StringBuilder mSb;

        public DebugConsole()
        {
            mSb = new StringBuilder();
        }

        public void Flush()
        {
            // 何もしない
        }

        public void Write(object obj)
        {
            Write(obj.ToString());
        }

        public void Write(string str)
        {
            mSb.Append(str);
        }

        public void WriteLine(object obj)
        {
            WriteLine(obj.ToString());
        }

        public void WriteLine(string str)
        {
            mSb.AppendLine(str);
        }

        public void WriteLine()
        {
            mSb.AppendLine();
        }

        public string GetAllOutput()
        {
            return mSb.ToString();
        }
    }

#endif

#if UTAKA_LOCAL

    public class TestCaseCheckerForAtCoder
    {
        private string GetDirectoryPath()
        {
            var problemPart = string.IsNullOrEmpty(Program.ProblemName)
                ? ""
                : $"/{Program.ProblemName}";

            return
                $"{Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile)}/AlgorithmPrac/{Program.SiteName}/{Program.ContestName}{problemPart}";
        }

        private string GetInputFilePath(int testCaseNumber)
        {
            return $"{GetDirectoryPath()}/sample-{testCaseNumber}.in";
        }

        private string GetOutputFilePath(int testCaseNumber)
        {
            return $"{GetDirectoryPath()}/sample-{testCaseNumber}.out";
        }

        public bool TestProblem(int testCaseNumber)
        {
            var inputFilePath  = GetInputFilePath(testCaseNumber);
            var outputFilePath = GetOutputFilePath(testCaseNumber);

            TextReader inputStream = new StreamReader(inputFilePath);
            var        cin         = new ConsoleInput(inputStream);

            var debugConsoleWriter = new DebugConsole();

            new Program(cin, debugConsoleWriter).Solve();

            var output = debugConsoleWriter.GetAllOutput();

            TextReader outputStream = new StreamReader(outputFilePath);
            var        outputAnswer = outputStream.ReadToEnd();

            Dbg.WriteLine(output);
            Dbg.WriteLine(outputAnswer);

            var isCorrect = output == outputAnswer;

            return isCorrect;
        }

        public void TestProblems(int targetTestCaseNumber = -1)
        {
            if (targetTestCaseNumber >= 0)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"!!!!!!!!!!!! Check TestCase {targetTestCaseNumber} !!!!!!!!!!");
            }

            bool isSuccessAll = true;

            int testCaseNumber = 0;
            while (true)
            {
                testCaseNumber++;

                bool foundTargetTest = targetTestCaseNumber == testCaseNumber;

                if (targetTestCaseNumber >= 0 && !foundTargetTest)
                {
                    continue;
                }

                var inputFileName = GetInputFilePath(testCaseNumber);
                if (!File.Exists(inputFileName))
                {
                    break;
                }

                Console.WriteLine($"TestCase {testCaseNumber} =====================================================");

                var result = TestProblem(testCaseNumber);

                if (result)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Success");
                }
                else
                {
                    isSuccessAll = false;
                    Console.WriteLine("Failure *****");
                }

                if (foundTargetTest)
                {
                    break;
                }
            }

            if (isSuccessAll)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("!!!!!!!!! All Success !!!!!!!!!");
            }
        }
    }

#endif

    public static class Dbg
    {
        [Conditional("UTAKA_DEBUG")]
        public static void WriteLine(string str)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(str);
        }

        [Conditional("UTAKA_DEBUG")]
        public static void WriteLine()
        {
            Console.WriteLine();
        }

        [Conditional("UTAKA_DEBUG")]
        public static void Write(string str)
        {
            Console.Write(str);
        }
    }
}


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